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Short Stories: December 21, 2016 Issue [#8034]

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 This week: When to Write/Submit Holiday Stories
  Edited by: Dawn Embers Author IconMail Icon
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3. Letter from the Editor
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About This Newsletter

A Short Story Newsletter by Dawn

The holidays mean many things including certain types of prompts or stories. Today we look at when those stories are expected both on site and else where.


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Letter from the editor

When it comes to holiday stories, there is a timing factor.

For this site, most of the contests do holiday prompts and challenges around the time of the actual holiday. The daily and weekly ones, such as Writer's Cramp, do holiday themes around many of the different seasons. Right now, there are a number of Christmas and other "holiday" based prompts available and those stories/poems and other items are due soon.

While in the season works great here and there are a couple of others that will list exactly when they want stories, it is not uncommon for holiday based stories to be not in season. By this I mean, it's more common when submitting to send out holiday stories well in advance. Think stores put out their Christmas stuff too early? Well, the stories for that holiday are due well before Halloween. Think more like, summer. Valentine's story? Probably should have it sent out already.

On the plus side, having the various deadlines can be an advantage. Being right in the season can make for great inspiration. Whether it's prompts or things that happen in real life, the holiday stories and poems can develop in the moment. Getting them done and submitted on sites like this one is a great start.

Then there is time. Most stories aren't written then submitted for publication right away because there are two elements of the process still missing at that point. There usually will be need for both rewrites and edits. When looking to other venues for submission, doing the story right in the season of the specific holiday will give that time to get things done with the story. Christmas tale today, then a month off to give it some rest followed by time for rewrite and edits, whatever is needed. After that, it's ready to be submitted pre-holiday.

The holidays are fun for prompts and I can't wait to see what stories are created this year. Whether it's drama, romance or even a fantasy based holiday, there is plenty of room for short stories within this time of year. Search on the site, find some prompts and get writing.



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Ask & Answer

When do you write and submit holiday stories? Are you writing one now?

Back in June I edited this newsletter and discussed writing in summer with some suggestions for contests or finding prompts/ideas. One comment was sent in response to the topic.

Comment by Turkey DrumStik Author Icon
When work doesn't dominate my life (which I'll let it do if I enjoy my job), I actually prefer to write shorter pieces in the winter while writing longer works (especially novelettes) in the summer. Then again, I grew up in a place where being outside in the summer (and even parts of spring) involved enduring brutal temperatures, so I wanted to stay indoors a lot. That helps me write longer pieces. Even though I've moved to a place with more traditional seasons, my warm weather hibernation tendencies are still with me.



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