Writing to spec – you’ve heard the term. It means writing what the publisher wants. Can you do it? In our new feature – Make-A-Story™, we ask you to create a story with these elements. The story can be set in any time frame, any length, must adhere to our…
Writing to spec – you’ve heard the term. It means writing what the
publisher wants. Can you do it? In our new feature – Make-A-Story™, we ask you
to create a story with these elements. The story can be set in any time frame,
any length, must adhere to our guidelines and have our standard Christian world
view.
A snow globe
A sand dollar
A football field
2 Comments
Ian Wilson
on 2015-12-24 at 02:59
Hi there – I’ve asked this before without response, but how does one actually go about submitting something in reply to these prompts? I’ve written a few stories, but have never managed to get anything uploaded.
If you’d like to submit a story, you may find our guidelines, submission form and procedure, here: http://pelicanbookgroup.com/ec/index.php?main_page=page&id=55 . This applies to any story you’d like to submit, whether or not the story was inspired by one of our prompts. Merry Christmas!
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Hi there – I’ve asked this before without response, but how does one actually go about submitting something in reply to these prompts? I’ve written a few stories, but have never managed to get anything uploaded.
Thanks for your time
Hi, Ian,
If you’d like to submit a story, you may find our guidelines, submission form and procedure, here: http://pelicanbookgroup.com/ec/index.php?main_page=page&id=55 . This applies to any story you’d like to submit, whether or not the story was inspired by one of our prompts. Merry Christmas!