{"id":2217,"date":"2019-03-15T11:57:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T15:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/?p=2217"},"modified":"2022-12-28T20:42:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T01:42:39","slug":"submissions-open-the-word-count-podcast-84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/submissions-open-the-word-count-podcast-84\/","title":{"rendered":"Submissions Open: The Word Count Podcast 84"},"content":{"rendered":"

National Park Desolation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ah March, you fickle, fickle beast!<\/p>\n

In New England, Mother Nature always tends to be a bit schizophrenic–on the one hand, it’s beautiful and sunny in the 60’s, on the other, we have the biggest snowstorm of winter. That’s in the same week, by the way.<\/p>\n

I thought we’d use a picture that shows the split-personality that sometimes can be March:<\/p>\n

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This is a shot of Bryce Canyon in Winter. The “hoodoos” always remind me of the Southwest US with its hot temperatures and desert climate. While seeing these spectacular formations covered with snow seems so strange, don’t you think?<\/p>\n

Let’s see what our authors–known as The Word Count Irregulars<\/strong>–come up with this time!<\/p>\n

The guidelines for submission to the show are below\u2013and anyone can send in a story for consideration. While I certainly love the stories our Word Count Irregulars supply, I\u2019m always open to new writers and new ideas.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

I would love to hear from you, either with a story submission or via social media. I have a Facebook Page that could use a few \u2018likes.\u2019 The more listeners and contributors we have, the better the shows can be.<\/p>\n

There are over 450 original stories at this point\u2014all free for your listening pleasure, all we ask is for people to help get the word out. Click the link:<\/p>\n

The Word Count Podcast Facebook Page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you want to listen to past (free) shows, the links below will take you to them:<\/p>\n

LIBSYN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

or<\/p>\n

iTUNES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

There are eighty-two shows available right now!<\/p>\n

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES<\/strong><\/p>\n

THE WORD COUNT PODCAST \u2013 EPISODE 84 \u201cNational Park Desolation\u201d<\/p>\n

GENRE: Any.<\/p>\n

DEADLINE: I must receive your submission by Saturday 30 March<\/strong> 2019<\/strong> by MIDNIGHT Eastern time.<\/p>\n

THE DETAILS: The work must be an original story in English based on the picture theme above.<\/p>\n

Do NOT exceed SEVEN minutes.<\/p>\n

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. MP3 FORMAT ONLY, and please attach your MP3 file to an e-mail or contact me for a Dropbox link.<\/p>\n

Your submission MUST also contain the following:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Your pen name
\n\u2022 Your latest bio (DO NOT ASSUME I HAVE YOUR LATEST)
\n\u2022 Links to your website(s) \u2013 Include your personal site, Facebook Fanpage etc.
\n\u2022 Your Twitter handle (if you have one)
\n\u2022 A photo of you I can use for the show notes
\n\u2022 At the end of your recording, please add \u201cThis is the author of […] and you\u2019re listening to The Word Count Podcast.<\/em><\/span>\u201d
\n\u2022 Permission to use your recording in the podcast.
\n\u2022 PLEASE Make sure you have included ALL ARTIFACTS I 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<\/p>\n

Send your file to me@rbwood.com (or via the dropbox link I can provide) by 30 March 2019<\/strong>. You can also e-mail me with questions beforehand. I do reserve the right NOT to post your submission, but I\u00a0will\u00a0communicate 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

***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

Peace<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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