{"id":1163,"date":"2015-10-07T22:22:14","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T22:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/?p=1163"},"modified":"2015-10-07T22:22:14","modified_gmt":"2015-10-07T22:22:14","slug":"the-word-count-episode-51-the-5th-halloween-special-open-for-submissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/the-word-count-episode-51-the-5th-halloween-special-open-for-submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"The Word Count Episode 51 &#8211; The 5th Halloween Special **OPEN for SUBMISSIONS**"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Still riding high after the most-excellent 50th episode of the #wordcountpodcast!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/real-ghost-story-new-place-new-ghosts.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1165\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/real-ghost-story-new-place-new-ghosts-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"real-ghost-story-new-place-new-ghosts\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/real-ghost-story-new-place-new-ghosts-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/real-ghost-story-new-place-new-ghosts-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/real-ghost-story-new-place-new-ghosts-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>What a wonderful five years of themes, interviews, friendships and brilliant stories. \u00a0And next up is one of my favorite shows to host&#8211;the Halloween Special!<\/p>\n<p>Ghouls and ghosties and all sorts of beasties have been written and sung about in past shows. \u00a0This time around, I&#8217;m looking for a simple <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>ghost story<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right. \u00a0No three word theme. \u00a0No twist. Just a tale that could be told around the campfire.\u00a0It doesn&#8217;t necessarily have to be a horror story&#8211;some of the best ghost stories have been fantasy, comedy or romance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1164\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1164\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a class=\"lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Ghost-demi-moore-patrick-swayze.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1164 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Ghost-demi-moore-patrick-swayze-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Ghost-demi-moore-patrick-swayze-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Ghost-demi-moore-patrick-swayze-600x365.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Ghost-demi-moore-patrick-swayze.jpg 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1164\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 This NOT a good example. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the meantime, for those unfamiliar with the show\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The Word Count Podcast is truly one of my joys. I direct, produce, write and host the show\u2014and also come up with the various themes our writers\u2014The \u201cWord Count Irregulars\u201d\u2014use to create unique and brilliant stories.<\/p>\n<p>All for the listener and lovers of great storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>There are no endorsements\u2026no paid stories.\u00a0 It\u2019s all done for the love of the written word.\u00a0 And downloads are always free.\u00a0 Always.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing I ask is a little help via social media to point folks at the show.<\/p>\n<p>To start listening go to either my Libsyn Page or to iTunes:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thewordcount.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LIBSYN<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/podcast\/the-word-count\/id392550989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTUNES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are Fifty\u00a0shows available right now!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>THE WORD COUNT EPISODE 51 &#8211; 5th Halloween Special<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Submission Guidelines (<b>PLEASE READ CAREFULLY<\/b>)<\/p>\n<p>GENRE: Any.<\/p>\n<p>DEADLINE: I must receive your submission by\u00a0<strong>FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER\u00a02015<\/strong>\u00a0by MIDNIGHT Eastern time.<\/p>\n<p>THE DETAILS: The work must be an original\u00a0ghost story<\/p>\n<p>Do NOT exceed SEVEN minutes.<\/p>\n<p>As this is a podcast, I need to receive a file of YOU, a friend or multiple friends reading (singing or otherwise performing) your work.\u00a0<b>MP3 FORMAT ONLY<\/b>, and please attach your MP3 file to an e-mail or contact me for a Dropbox link.<\/p>\n<p>Your submission\u00a0<strong>MUST<\/strong>\u00a0also contain the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Your pen name<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Your latest bio<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Links to your website(s) \u2013 Include your personal site, Facebook Fanpage etc.<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Your Twitter handle (if you have one)<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>A photo of you I can use for the show notes<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>At the end of your recording, please add \u201c<strong>This is\u00a0<\/strong>&lt;state your name&gt;<strong>\u00a0author of\u00a0<\/strong>&lt;state your work(s)&gt;<strong>\u00a0and you\u2019re listening to The Word Count Podcast<\/strong>\u201d<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>Permission to use your recording in the podcast.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Send your file to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:me@rbwood.com\">me@rbwood.com<\/a>\u00a0(or via the dropbox link I can provide) by 23\u00a0October 2015. You can also e-mail me with questions beforehand. I do reserve the right NOT to post your submission, but will communicate that to you should it be the case. I add the \u2018Explicit\u2019 tag to the \u2018cast, so if your story uses adult themes or language that\u2019s ok\u2014but it should be necessary for the story.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Peace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Still riding high after the most-excellent 50th episode of the #wordcountpodcast! 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