Tag Archive for: Writing Tips
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Sky McKinnon: Entering, Exiting, Entering Again
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My first dirty secret is that my winning story was not originally written for Writers of the Future.
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Becoming Writers of the Future
Rose and Alice Robilliard provide their journey blog to winning the Contest and becoming Writers of the Future.
![Award-Winning Author Stephannie Tallent](https://writersofthefuture.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Stephannie-Tallent_1000x667.jpg)
Don’t Let Rejections Stop You
On rejections: I’ve gathered a LOT of rejections. Rejections are not personal.
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Beta Reading for Better Writing
James Davies shares insights on winning the Writers of the Future Contest: talent, hard work, and a bit of luck. His journey reflects perseverance and dedication to honing the craft amidst life's challenges.
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Announcing the L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Online Writing Workshop
Writers of the Future announced a free online creative writing…
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The Writers of the Future Writing Podcast Is One Year Old
"A means for new and budding writers to have a chance for their creative efforts to be seen and acknowledged.”— L. Ron Hubbard
![Nnedi Okorafor at the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest providing tips on how to start writing.](https://writersofthefuture.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Nnedi-Okorafor-at-the-2017-Workshop.jpg)
The Sport of Writing by Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okorafor at the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest providing tips on how to start writing.
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How To Start Writing
I have always known that I am a writer. With the kind of knowing you feel deep in your bones and emanates from the very core of your being. And as writers must do, I write. Although that wasn’t always the case. How to start writing...
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A Different Kind of Writing Workshop
When L. Ron Hubbard initiated the Writers of the Future contest, he knew that there would be awards and publications for the winners. As Algis Budry, the first contest administrator put it to me, “He wanted to make sure that this helped launch new writers.
![David Farland winning Writers of the Future Contest in 1987](https://writersofthefuture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/David-Farland-1987.jpg)
Prize Writing—Three Things to Know
If you think about it deeply, everything that you write is really for a competition. You’re competing for publication with other writers, for promotional monies from the marketing departments of various publishers, for literary awards, and of course for your reading audience.