Writer’s Mail
Tuesdays with Story
January 5, 2017
CARRIED OVER FROM DECEMBER’S NEWSLETTER:
The big contest . . .
Here’s everything you need to know to win a critique of 50 pages of the book you’re writing, the critique to be provided by a published author . . . TWS alumnus and sci-fi writer Pat Tomlinson. Pat has three novels out and a fourth under contract.
Your assignment, write the very best short story, essay or poem you can with this as your prompt: The clock struck 11:59 p.m. on December 31st. So-and-so turned, tipped his or her glass to you (or to a fictional character) and said thoughtfully, “You know, I’ve been meaning to tell you this all year . . .”
Maximum length for your mini-masterpiece is 500 words. Go over and your piece will not be read.
Deadline for getting your entry to Jerry Peterson is midnight, January 22. He will forward all the entries to Pat who will select the best of the best. (more…)