short stories
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Burn Out
Emee Camp
I realized in late November/early December that I am having creative burn out. I wrote A LOT of short stories in October and November and most of them were flash pieces. I entered a bunch of contests and answered a lot of calls for very specific pieces. This left very little time for me to…
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On Rejection
Emee Camp
You win some and lose… a lot I’ve talked about some of my recent wins in my previous posts. Wins are fun and exciting and keep me moving forward. But behind each win, there are at least five to ten rejections. I admit, the first rejection email I received felt like a massive blow. I’m…
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Writer’s Digest Award
Emee Camp
Sometimes when I write and submit a piece it feels like I am sending it out into the void of space. There are also a fair number of rejection letters… But sometimes you get big win. Last spring, I submitted a piece to Writer’s Digest for their Annual Writing Competition. It was a short story…
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Fantasy World
Emee Camp
As I mentioned, this summer I wrote a lot of short stories. Two I submitted were picked up for publication. The first one, A Tavern Tale was published by Four Tulips Publishing and can be read here. I had a lot of fun writing this piece. One of my favorite aspects of fantasy writing is…
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Goodbye, Summer
Emee Camp
Well, what a whirlwind of summer it has been. I submitted five short stories to various publications, worked on two longer pieces, oh and drove my kiddos all over to various summer camps. Additionally, we took two family vacations. So yeah, it’s been busy. With the kids back in school, I feel like I finally…
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Writing battle
Emee Camp
Back in January, I entered my first writing contest. I entered with extremely low expectations. The site I entered at is called Writing Battle and they host various writing contests throughout the year. The theme of each contest is different, ranging from 1000 word horror pieces to 250 word micro flash fiction pieces. Each contest…
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