IWW Members' Publishing Successes

Our members are still producing lots of winners, and last week was a good one!

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Barry Basden

These days, 55-word stories just seem too long somehow. So...my 50-worder "Changing Times" is up at 50-to-1, but you have to scroll down a ways to see it.

Thanks to all on the nonfiction list who looked at its original bloated 157 words and especially to whoever said she only liked the last paragraph.


Mark Budman

I am a guest blogger at Victoria Mixon's elegant blog. Scroll down to March 13.


Victor Chimenti

I don't know if this qualifies as a true Yahoo or not. But since I'm not a writer by profession and have not seen my fiction published since college 15 years ago, it's kind of a big deal to me.

Part 1 of my novel Sensitive Man came in second place for Novellas in the month of January 2009 at the Zoetrope Virtual Studio, where I've been workshopping it. For those of you that are already members there, you can find it in the Novella Wing. For those of you that are unfamiliar with the site, you can visit them here.

Special thanks go out to the members of the Novel-L group here, who have given me very valuable feedback.


Mira Desai

AND it’s a six. A tangent on this week’s Practice sub called "Chorus," published at Six Sentences.

Thank you, Alice and the Practice group.


June Gallant

A nine- minute speech I just ghosted for a competition won the first round of judging last night with lots of favorable comments. Next round and higher level next weekend. There was no time to send it to the Non-fiction list for critiques so I had to fly solo.


Ann Hite

First, my book review of The Disappearance, by Efrem Sigel, has been published in the March issue of The Internet Review of Books.

And second, I received an invitation to speak and read from my work at a night dedicated to local authors. The City of Smyrna is sponsoring the event. I feel a little like a writer today. :)


Victoria Mixon

My guest post on creativity is up at Lifedev: Empowering Creative People.


Roger Poppen

At last the December issue and my story "Christmas Carol" are up at 55 words.


Bob Sanchez

A sample copy of my new novel, Getting Lucky, just arrived, and it's beautiful! Check out the cover here.

And I just learned that it's available on Amazon. Just searching the phrase "Getting Lucky" in Amazon won't list my book, but "Getting Lucky Bob" works fine.


Anita Saran

Yesterday the owner of a well known second hand bookshop called to ask if I could give a talk on writing fiction sine the award-winning Shashi Deshpande (recently honoured with India's biggest award - the Padma Sri) was also giving a talk on the short story and the novel. This is a small yahoo really--was only filling in. Shashi had to leave early and the bookshop owner had already fixed the time. I took along some of my Short Story course material thinking maybe I'd read from it. But when my turn came, and despite my hammering heart--this being only my second public speech as a writer--I found that my words flowed easily enough. I offered those attending a few tips on writing the short story--write from the heart and then look for a market, and keep a journal.

To one lady who complained of finding dialogue difficult, I said, go back home and jot down this conversation you're having with me--or with anyone else. And keep doing that. I also
told them that professional feedback (as from a course in writing) as well as peer feedback is essential. Of course I suggested they sign up for the IWW. But not many were net/computer savvy.

I took the opportunity to tell them about my online short story writing course and of my new e-book release--City of Victory--a long story/novelette complete with photographs I took. Each chapter has a photograph of the haunting ruins of Hampi.

I went back home with a bunch of flowers (Shashi D got a bigger one, of course, and why not?)and much appreciation from my listeners. I think for us writers, our passion for writing takes over when we are asked to lecture.

I will post a link to City of Victory when it's out.


Wayne Scheer


The Cynic Online Magazine has accepted a humorous flash, "Put Down that Shovel, Chester!" for their April issue. Versions of this story had been critiqued on both Practice and Fiction.

As always, thank you.


Pat St. Pierre

The results of the Mattia 12th International Poetry Contest were just listed at The Mattia Family site.


My poem "You Never Said Goodbye" received honorable mention.
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