{"id":1401,"date":"2016-07-04T16:03:40","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T16:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/?p=1401"},"modified":"2016-07-15T17:09:19","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T21:09:19","slug":"the-wordcountpodcast-episode-58-open-for-submissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/the-wordcountpodcast-episode-58-open-for-submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"The #WordCountPodcast episode 58 OPEN for SUBMISSIONS!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DEADLINE EXTENDED to 22JULY!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ah, the hazy, lazy days of Summer in the Northern Hemisphere!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/summer-quotes-sayings-and-poems-cute-or-famous.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1402\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/summer-quotes-sayings-and-poems-cute-or-famous.jpg\" alt=\"summer-quotes-sayings-and-poems-cute-or-famous\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/summer-quotes-sayings-and-poems-cute-or-famous.jpg 500w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/summer-quotes-sayings-and-poems-cute-or-famous-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On this, the American Independence Day (or &#8220;Amexit&#8221; as I&#8217;m now calling it), I thought we would do something a bit different for the show this time around.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Foregoing our normal &#8220;Three Word&#8221; theme format, I thought I&#8217;d provide the first sentence of your story to be completed by your fine selves:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>&#8220;I was enjoying the summer holiday when&#8230;&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Oooooh! \u00a0What happens next! That, dear sinners, is up to you!<\/p>\n<p>The submission guidelines are below, but first&#8211;and\u00a0for 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. It\u2019s all done for the love of the written word. And downloads are always free. Always.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing I ask is a little help via social media (use the hashtag\u00a0<span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>#wordcountpodcast<\/strong><\/span>) 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\/us\/podcast\/the-word-count\/id392550989?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTUNES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are Fifty Seven shows available right now!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000; text-decoration: underline;\">SUBMISSION GUIDELINES<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>THE WORD COUNT EPISODE 58 \u2013 <strong>&#8220;I was enjoying the summer holiday when&#8230;&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Submission Guidelines (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY as they have recently CHANGED)<\/p>\n<p>GENRE: Any.<\/p>\n<p>DEADLINE: I must receive your submission by <del><strong>Friday 15\u00a0July 2016 <\/strong><\/del><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Friday 22 July 2016\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>by MIDNIGHT Eastern time.<\/p>\n<p>THE DETAILS: The work must be an original story based on\u00a0the opening line\u00a0<strong>&#8220;I was enjoying the summer holiday when&#8230;&#8221;<\/strong><\/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.\u00a0MP3 FORMAT ONLY, and please attach your MP3 file to an e-mail or contact me for a Dropbox link.<\/p>\n<p>Your submission MUST also contain the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your pen name<\/li>\n<li>Your latest bio (DO NOT ASSUME I HAVE YOUR LATEST)<\/li>\n<li>Links to your website(s) \u2013 Include your personal site, Facebook Fanpage etc.<\/li>\n<li>Your Twitter handle (if you have one)<\/li>\n<li>A photo of you I can use for the show notes<\/li>\n<li>At the end of your recording, please add \u201cThis is &lt;state your name&gt; author of &lt;state your work(s)&gt; and you\u2019re listening to The Word Count Podcast\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Permission to use your recording in the podcast.<\/li>\n<li><em>PLEASE Make sure you have included\u00a0ALL ARTIFACTS\u00a0I have asked for. Do not assume I can \u201cGet your picture from the internet\u201d or can \u201cPull your bio from your web page.\u201d<\/em><\/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 <del>15\u00a0July 2016<\/del> <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Friday 22 July 2016<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>. 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>Peace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; DEADLINE EXTENDED to 22JULY! 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