{"id":2534,"date":"2020-10-07T10:39:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T14:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/?p=2534"},"modified":"2022-12-28T20:29:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T01:29:18","slug":"submissions-open-for-episode-100-the-last-word-count-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/submissions-open-for-episode-100-the-last-word-count-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Submissions open for episode 100&#8211;the LAST Word Count Podcast!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Humans: Of the FUTURE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is it, dear friends! The last prompt for the Word Count Podcast&#8217;s TEN YEAR RUN.<\/p>\n<p>If I had time to be sad, I would be. But there are so many things going on that I&#8217;m looking forward to &#8220;what&#8217;s next.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>More about that later, but first, the Episode 100 visual prompt:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WCPep100_Prompt.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2535\" src=\"http:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WCPep100_Prompt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1180\" height=\"650\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WCPep100_Prompt.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WCPep100_Prompt-600x331.jpg 600w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WCPep100_Prompt-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WCPep100_Prompt-1024x564.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rbwood.com\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WCPep100_Prompt-768x423.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1180px) 100vw, 1180px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Humans of the future is the third of three prompts focused on the most dangerous animal of all&#8211;namely, us!<\/p>\n<p>What does the future hold for humanity? The #WordCountIrregulars are now tasked to take us to their interpretation of the future for us hairless apes. Is the future a dystopia? utopia? apocalyptic in nature&#8230;or hopeful?<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll find out soon enough!<\/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><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheWordCountPodcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Word Count Podcast Facebook Page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you want to listen to the past (free) shows, the links below will take you to them:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewordcount.libsyn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LIBSYN,\u00a0 <\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/podcast\/the-word-count\/id392550989\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iTunes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>and now on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1DYC1fYa6gPcZsYypmgM6q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Spotify<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>There are ninety-nine shows available right now!<\/p>\n<p><strong>SUBMISSION GUIDELINES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE WORD COUNT PODCAST \u2013 EPISODE 100 \u201cHumans: Of the Future\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>GENRE:<\/strong> Any.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DEADLINE:<\/strong> I must receive your submission by <strong>Sunday 25th October 2020<\/strong> 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><strong>Do NOT exceed SEVEN minutes.<\/strong><\/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. <strong>MP3 FORMAT ONLY,<\/strong> and please attach your MP3 file to an e-mail and send to <strong>me (<\/strong>at<strong>) rbwood (<\/strong>dot<strong>) com\u00a0<\/strong>or contact me for a Dropbox link.<\/p>\n<p>Your submission <strong>MUST<\/strong> 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)\u00a0Links to your website(s) \u2013 Include your personal site, Facebook Fan page, 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 the author of [\u2026] and you\u2019re listening to The Word Count Podcast.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Permission to use your recording in the podcast.<\/li>\n<li>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<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Send your file to me (at) rbwood (dot) com (or via the dropbox link I can provide) by 25 October 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Humans: Of the FUTURE This is it, dear friends! The last prompt for the Word Count Podcast&#8217;s TEN YEAR RUN. 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