{"id":1472,"date":"2016-08-06T14:21:57","date_gmt":"2016-08-06T18:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/?p=1472"},"modified":"2022-12-28T20:49:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T01:49:17","slug":"the-wordcountpodcast-episode-59-is-now-open-for-submissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/the-wordcountpodcast-episode-59-is-now-open-for-submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"The #WordCountPodcast Episode 59 is now OPEN for Submissions!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After episode 58 last month, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chippychatty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephen Hunt<\/a> wrote an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tribune242.com\/news\/2016\/aug\/05\/your-weekend-section-now-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article for the Nassau Tribune<\/a> that featured, among other podcasts, our little little story-telling show.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>(EDITED: Now Stephen has posted the article on <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.alteredinstinct.com\/2016\/08\/podcast-review-storytelling-in-digital.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his blog<\/a><\/span> and it&#8217;s a bit easier to read)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>How cool is that?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Indelible-Journal-American-newsroom-631.jpg__800x600_q85_crop.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1474\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Indelible-Journal-American-newsroom-631.jpg__800x600_q85_crop.jpg\" alt=\"Indelible-Journal-American-newsroom-631.jpg__800x600_q85_crop\" width=\"631\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Indelible-Journal-American-newsroom-631.jpg__800x600_q85_crop.jpg 631w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Indelible-Journal-American-newsroom-631.jpg__800x600_q85_crop-600x285.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Indelible-Journal-American-newsroom-631.jpg__800x600_q85_crop-300x143.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Overall, he liked the show, barring a few sound-related issues with one story, which of course was more my issue.<\/p>\n<p>But the bulk of the article focused on what we focus on. Namely telling a short story based on a prompt for the enjoyment of our listeners.<\/p>\n<p>And I believe the <strong>#WordCountIrregulars<\/strong> do just that.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s my distinct honor to run this show and I want to send a heartfelt &#8220;Cheers!&#8221; to the fans that have followed us for so many years.<\/p>\n<p>Without you, there would be no podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Okay, then. \u00a0Before I begin\u00a0to weep uncontrollably, let&#8217;s get to the links to hear the podcast and see the prompt for Episode 59, shall we?<\/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 Eight\u00a0shows 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 <strong>EPISODE 59<\/strong> Prompt:<\/p>\n<p>We shall return to our &#8220;Three Word Format&#8221; this week:<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEWSPAPER,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>CIGARETTE,<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>SCOTCH.<\/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\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Friday 19\u00a0AUGUST 2016\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>by MIDNIGHT Eastern time.<\/p>\n<p>THE DETAILS: The work must be an original story and contain ALL three words somewhere in your story. \u00a0The three words are, of course\u00a0<strong>NEWSPAPER,<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>CIGARETTE,<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>SCOTCH<\/strong><strong>.<\/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\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Friday 19\u00a0August 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>After episode 58 last month, Stephen Hunt wrote an article for the Nassau Tribune that featured, among other podcasts, our little little story-telling show. 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