{"id":2412,"date":"2019-10-14T10:04:18","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T14:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/?p=2412"},"modified":"2022-12-12T19:39:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T00:39:31","slug":"submissions-now-open-for-the-word-count-podcast-9th-halloween-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/submissions-now-open-for-the-word-count-podcast-9th-halloween-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Submissions now open for The Word Count Podcast 9th Halloween Special!"},"content":{"rendered":"

9th Halloween Special<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This will be the Ninth\u00a0#WordCountPodcast<\/strong> Halloween Spook-tacular Special!<\/p>\n

We’ll be exploring Murder, Mayhem, and Horror\u00a0<\/b>this year, so get ready to feel the fear!<\/p>\n

Following along with the Season’s theme of\u00a0landscapes<\/strong>. here is your prompt:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

So for this, the #WordCountPodcast<\/strong>‘s NINTH Halloween Special, I want you to cook up a story about the Murder, Mayhem, and Horror.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Make it scary.<\/p>\n

We have a Facebook Page<\/span><\/strong><\/a> that we have a goal of reaching a thousand likes this year. So give it a like or share it with your friends. The more listeners and contributors we have, the better the shows will be.<\/p>\n

There are \u00a0over 500 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><\/span><\/p>\n

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

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

or<\/p>\n

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

There are 90 shows available right now!<\/p>\n

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

THE WORD COUNT PODCAST \u2013 EPISODE 91 \u201cMurder, Mayhem, and Horror.<\/strong><\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n

GENRE: Horror, Dark Fiction<\/p>\n

DEADLINE: I must receive your submission by Saturday 26th October 2019\u00a0<\/strong>by MIDNIGHT Eastern time.<\/p>\n

THE DETAILS: The work must be an original horror or dark fiction story.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/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<\/strong><\/span> also contain the following:<\/p>\n

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

Send your file to me@rbwood.com<\/span><\/a> (or via the dropbox link I can provide) by 26 October 2019<\/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

***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<\/p>\n

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