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Writing Contests: Are they Worth the Hassle—and the Cost?

January 17, 2019 By Lynette Benton 3 Comments

Considering the Value of Writing Contests I’ve been absent from this blog while polishing up my essays and memoir opening to submit to contests. Entering these contests has provoked several questions with answers, some good, others not so much. In a blog post several years ago, I asked my site … [Read more...] about Writing Contests: Are they Worth the Hassle—and the Cost?

Filed Under: Creative Writing Tips, Memoir Writing, My Mother's Money, Personal Essays, The Writing Life, Writing Resources Tagged With: creative writing, creative writing tips, essay writing, Personal essays, writing tips

Is Your Writing Being Rejected?

January 8, 2016 By Lynette Benton Leave a Comment

Been enduring an unnerving spate of rejections to your writing submissions? You're not alone. Slide over to the Brevity Magazine blog to read about my own recent experiences submitting my work. The essay is called Sixth Sense Submissions, or Publishing Blind. Leave a comment if you can relate. Oh, … [Read more...] about Is Your Writing Being Rejected?

Filed Under: Personal Essays, The Writing Life Tagged With: creative writing, essay writing, rejected writing

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