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Pushcart Prize XLV Nominations
518 Pushing Company, LLC is pleased to announce our nominations for the 2021 Pushcart Prize - Best of Small Presses. It was a hard...
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- Feb 6, 2021
- 4 min
Interview with Brian Black
Could you please give us a short introduction to who you are and what you’ve published so far? Hi, my name is Brian Black. I’m mainly a...
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- Dec 25, 2020
- 1 min
How should biology be like on a fictional planet or moon?
That depends on the characteristics of the planet. I recommend choosing a couple, up to three, distinct characteristics of the planet...
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- Dec 5, 2020
- 1 min
Ariana Ferrante, Author of 'Hell Cat'
The 518 Publishing Company, LLC is proud to present one of our newest authors, Ariana Ferrante @ariana_ferrante. She lives in Florida and...
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- Nov 30, 2020
- 1 min
The Pushcart Prize Nominations
518 Publishing Company is pleased to announce our nominations from our 2020 #anthology, A Guide to Useless #Sidekicks to The Pushcart...
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- Nov 27, 2020
- 1 min
How do I improve my writing?
More reading. More writing. More editing. More finishing. More feedback. All of these things, combined, will help improve your final...
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- Oct 23, 2020
- 1 min
How many change of goals can a story take?
This depends completely on what their underlying fears and dreams are. If they fear being lost without the antagonist, therefore their...
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- Sep 25, 2020
- 1 min
Why should you (eventually) publish everything you write?
You shouldn’t. It’s not worth the time to edit lots of smaller pieces to get to the point of being publishable. Furthermore not...
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- Aug 28, 2020
- 1 min
What do you do when your novel starts getting too dark for your liking?
I’d give the novel a little space/time, probably three weeks, or enough time for me to go write a short story. Then I’d come back and...
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- Jul 24, 2020
- 1 min
How do you get rid of your doubts of ever finishing and getting it right?
There are two main options that I know of that really work. 1) Positive reinforcement. Give your story to someone else to read, ...
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- Jun 6, 2020
- 1 min
Is it a good idea to structure a novel similar to a TV series?
Here's the full question, as it was too long for the title here: "Is it a good idea to structure a novel similar to a TV series, a string...
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- May 23, 2020
- 1 min
Are self-help books pointless?
Depends on the book. Depends on if you’re going actually take an action suggested from the book. Depends on what you want to be...
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- May 17, 2020
- 1 min
"What can I do to get out of the writers block stage?"
I find that if I have writers block it’s caused by me knowing that something is wrong with the current project but not knowing what. I...
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- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
Writing Groups v Critique Groups
I personally am a member of one writing group and one critique group. Apparently this is a little weird, but at my writing group we write.
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- Mar 24, 2020
- 2 min
Writing in the Time of Corona
Andy Lee I wouldn't have thought it, but writing during a global pandemic is incredibly distracting. Maybe Shakespeare wrote during the...
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- Mar 22, 2020
- 2 min
Writing in the Time of Corona-virus
Pretty much everyone across the world has been effected by Covid-19. It looks different for everyone, but for the most part it means...
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- Mar 15, 2020
- 2 min
Shannon's Most Influential Authors
I'm going to focus on authors whom have affected my writing.
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- Mar 15, 2020
- 2 min
The Actual Writing
Sitting down to actually write is sometimes the hardest. There are a couple ways that stand out as working well.
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- Mar 15, 2020
- 2 min
Where's the finish line?
As I read more I become a better writer, and as I edit old pieces again, and again, and again.
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- Feb 28, 2020
- 1 min
Would self-publishing hurt your chances to become popular?
Self publishing allows the author a lot more control. This is both a boon and a curse.
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