{"id":1708,"date":"2017-04-15T07:01:12","date_gmt":"2017-04-15T11:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/?p=1708"},"modified":"2022-12-28T20:47:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T01:47:20","slug":"the-wordcountpodcast-episode-65-is-now-open-for-submissions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/the-wordcountpodcast-episode-65-is-now-open-for-submissions\/","title":{"rendered":"The #WordCountPodcast Episode 65 is Now Open for Submissions!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For April, the picture selected for our\u00a0prompt was from our own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.billkirton.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Kirton<\/a>, Word Count Irregular\u00a0<em>par excellence.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But before revealing the prompt, I must beg you all to get your friends to like the <strong>#WordCountPodcast<\/strong> Facebook page. I&#8217;ll be posting some new content there shortly, exclusively for fans of the show who liked the page.<\/p>\n<p>Telling you\u00a0<em>what<\/em> I&#8217;ll be posting would be playing fair. Stay tuned!<\/p>\n<p>But here&#8217;s the link to the page. Spread the word won&#8217;t you? We have a goal of 1000 likes this season!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheWordCountPodcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Word Count Podcast<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, then. Episode 65.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bill sent in the following:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/unnamed-2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1709\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/unnamed-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1185\" height=\"889\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/unnamed-2.jpg 1185w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/unnamed-2-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/unnamed-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/unnamed-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/unnamed-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1185px) 100vw, 1185px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I thought it was beautiful, a little haunting, and perfect for writers to sink their teeth into. You must also use the month of <strong>April<\/strong>\u00a0in your setting.<\/p>\n<p>What happens next, dear sinners, is entirely up to you!<\/p>\n<p>Thinking of writing something for the show? Please do! <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>All submissions are welcome!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you want to listen to past (free) shows, the links below will take you to them:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thewordcount.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LIBSYN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>or<\/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 Sixty-four shows available right now!<\/p>\n<p><u>SUBMISSION GUIDELINES<\/u><\/p>\n<p>THE WORD COUNT PODCAST &#8211; EPISODE 65 \u201cThe Woods in April\u201d<\/p>\n<p>GENRE: Any.<\/p>\n<p>DEADLINE: I must receive your submission by\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Friday 28\u00a0April\u00a02017\u00a0by MIDNIGHT Eastern time<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>THE DETAILS: The work must be an original story based on\u00a0the picture above and the month of \u201cApril.\u201d<\/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\u00a0Make 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 <strong>28\u00a0April 2017<\/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 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>***NOTE: I will NOT accept stories that are discriminatory in ANY WAY (whether it be by race, sexual orientation, gender, religion, etc.) or that include rape. ***<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Peace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For April, the picture selected for our\u00a0prompt was from our own Bill Kirton, Word Count Irregular\u00a0par excellence. 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