Pub News, Contests, & Writing Prompts — Welcome, me lovelies. This is a quick Happenings. I have a few mentions that shouldn’t wait for a longer piece — some sad news, some good news, and a prompt. Let’s get on with it, shall we? PUB NEWS It is with a heavy heart that I must inform you that one…

Pub News, Contests, Challenges, & Writing Prompts — Welcome, me lovelies! It’s time for another Happenings and I have some goodies for you! As always, there is a lot happening around the Mediumverse. So grab yourselves a cuppa and let’s settle in for another lengthy Happenings! PUB NEWS Nancy Blackman, MASF announced some sad news over at Refresh The Soul A New Season Ahead — Please Read Thank you for the honor and privilege of hosting your writingmedium.com

YBI Interviews 2023 — Welcome to the first interview of March here on YBI. This is very late, but life has gotten in the way for me and my interviewees. I hope to get through a few of these before the end of March. While I am asking all of them the same questions…

And the #1 tip all reviewers must know — As an avid reader and someone with a collegiate background, I have always loved writing book reviews. And I wrote a ton of book reviews in college! But times have changed. We no longer write paper reviews on our favorite (or assigned) books. We now use our laptops, tablets, or…

Prompts to tempt your muses — Welcome, me lovelies! This is the second issue of Creative Expressions — a week’s worth of prompts to tempt your muses into producing some artistic-based writings. While we will still accept any of your artistic creations, we hope you will consider using one or more of our prompts as well. …

Prompts to tempt your muses — Welcome to the twelfth week of writing prompts here at PW. Astronomically, this is an exciting week ahead! Today, the Sun will be moving into the sign of Aries. On March 20th, we will celebrate Spring — the Vernal Equinox — in the Northern Hemisphere and Autumn — the Autumnal…

When a reader has to face reality — I’ve been a ferocious reader since I can remember. I always devoured books, magazines, and any other reading material I could access. But lately, reality has smacked me hard in the face — my eyes are old and tired. I remember when my mother asked me to purchase her large-print…

Pub News, Contests, Challenges, & Writing Prompts — Welcome, me lovelies! It is time for another Happenings and I am a wee bit behind in putting this together. I am blaming it on this erratic weather and the fact that it caused me to catch a head cold. Still, I have some old and new stuff to share…

A How-To article — I recently wrote an article for new writers giving you a checklist of things to help you navigate Medium, but I remembered I should mention a few things. This How-To will address those issues. You can view the original post here: Checklist For New Writers On Medium A How-To articlemedium.com How To Submit Your Stories To A Publication I get asked this question frequently. First, be sure…