{"id":2451,"date":"2020-03-17T10:29:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T14:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/?p=2451"},"modified":"2022-12-28T20:41:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T01:41:57","slug":"submissions-open-the-word-count-podcast-episode-94","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/submissions-open-the-word-count-podcast-episode-94\/","title":{"rendered":"Submissions Open: The Word Count Podcast Episode 94"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Isolation<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>2020 has been a really fucked up year so far, hasn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p>Australia was burning, a passenger liner shot down, mass shootings, and now the world has ground to a near halt because of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>It makes me hyperventilate just thinking about all this.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, I present to you a small distraction. It&#8217;s time for\u00a0<strong>ANYONE\u00a0<\/strong> to submit a new story for the show!<\/p>\n<p>As an homage, if you will, for self-isolation, the prompt this month (in conjunction with the overall theme of\u00a0<strong>ANIMALS)<\/strong> is<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>&#8220;Isolation&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WCPep94_Prompt.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2452\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WCPep94_Prompt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WCPep94_Prompt.jpg 700w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WCPep94_Prompt-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WCPep94_Prompt-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m looking for stories this time around about sole survivors, wolves, dogs etc.<\/p>\n<p>The guidelines for submission to the show are below\u2013and anyone can send in a story for consideration. I\u2019m always open to new writers and new ideas.<\/p>\n<p>We would love to hear from you, either with a story submission or via social media. There is 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<p>There are over 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<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheWordCountPodcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Word Count Podcast Facebook Page<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you want to listen to the past (free) shows, the links below will take you to them:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewordcount.libsyn.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LIBSYN<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/podcast\/the-word-count\/id392550989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There are ninety-three shows available right now!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>SUBMISSION GUIDELINES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">THE WORD COUNT PODCAST \u2013 EPISODE 94 \u201c<strong>Isolation<\/strong>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>GENRE:<\/strong> Any.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DEADLINE:<\/strong> I must receive your submission by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sunday 29th March 2020<\/strong><\/span> by MIDNIGHT Eastern time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE DETAILS:<\/strong> The work must be an original story in English based on the picture theme above.<\/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. MP3 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><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Your pen name<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Your latest bio (DO NOT ASSUME I HAVE YOUR LATEST)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Links to your website(s) \u2013 Include your personal site, Facebook Fan page, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Your Twitter handle (if you have one)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">A photo of you I can use for the show notes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">At the end of your recording, please add \u201cThis is the author of [\u2026] and you\u2019re listening to The Word Count Podcast.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Permission to use your recording in the podcast.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">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<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Send your file to me (at) rbwood (dot) com (or via the dropbox link I can provide) by 29 March 2020. You can also e-mail me with questions beforehand. I do reserve the right NOT to post your submission, but I 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 style=\"text-align: center;\">And for GOD&#8217;S SAKE wash your bloody hands!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isolation 2020 has been a really fucked up year so far, hasn&#8217;t it? 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