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Well, the last show was a bigger success than I thought after a sixth month break...

And since the holidays are behind us and the rest of winter ahead, I thought a new set of prompts to vote on would get those creative juices flowing and warm the blood.

Off to the LEFT, I've posted five potential prompts for the next Word Count.  The poll will remain open until Friday, 11 January 2013.  You can vote once per day and make SURE your vote counted by checking the results!

I think there are a few good ones to choose from...so vote often an early and get your friends to help YOU pick the theme for the next Word Count!

Peace

Well, the world didn't end on 12/21/12, so I guess I have to finish what I started this year! :-)

While we are enjoying friends, family and the pleasures this time of year often brings, I wanted to take a few moments to wish you all Happy [insert your holiday here].  I celebrate Christmas, so I have no issues wishing everyone I see a 'Happy Christmas.'  It's my way of saying "enjoy the season!."  Just like I have friends who wish me "Happy Chanukah" and one lunitic who likes to scream "Festivus for the Rest of Us!" on my mobile phone voicemail.

But whatever you celebrate, and even if you dont, the end of the year is a great time to reflect on the past, plan for the future and stop the daily grind for a moment to look around a bit. 

I hope 2012 was everything you wanted, and I wish you a Happy Christmas and an exciting 2013.

Peace

R. B. Wood

Just back from Charleston, South Carolina for a mini vacation and research trip.  They'll be a couple of upcoming blog posts on that (a couple pics below) and WAIT until you hear what happened on the Ghost Tour!

In the meantime, today is the LAST day for submissions for the latest Word Count Podcast (have four stories and a song for the show so far--it's gonna be OUTSTANDING) and I have a blog up at the Orange Karen Anthology site check it out:

R. B. Wood's Blog - Black and White

Enjoy a few pics from Charleston, be back soon!

Peace

Panarama Shot of the Missleton Plantation- Rice Processing, stream and swamp

   A Shot of the Magnolia Plantation and the final resting place of all three crews of the CSA Hunley

The readers have spoken and after a six month break, a theme has been chosen for the next WORD COUNT PODCAST!

All caps must mean I'm a bit excited.

Before we announce the theme and post the guidelines, a little bit about The Word Count project.

I put together the podcast to feature writers (new and "old hands," famous and just starting) as a way to get YOUR writing out there.  The show is simple; based on a prompt, you create an original short story, then record yourself reading it.  That's it.  No ads, no hard sell.  Just a podcast with great stories.

Why do I do it?  It's a hobby.  And I've been meeting wonderful authors through the show.  It's all about networking and friendships.

The show has been downloaded nearly 10,000 times since it started, an average of about 500 per episode.  

Easy, fun and you'll pick up a few more fans.

So...you'll be needing the prompt and the guidelines then.  Right.

THE WORD COUNT EPISODE 26

PROMPT:

"Those last few steps seemed the most difficult I had ever made in my life."

Submission Guidelines (PLEASE READ CAREFULLY)

GENRE: Any.
DEADLINE: I must receive your submission by MIDNIGHT (Eastern Time) Friday, 7 December
THE DETAILS: The work must be an original of yours. It could be a poem, short story, song---anything really as long as you write something based on the stated prompt ("Those last few steps seemed the most difficult I had ever made in my life.") Do NOT exceed ten minutes. 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.

Your submission should also contain the following (via e-mail):

• Your pen name
• Your latest bio
• Links to your website(s) - Include your personal site, Facebook Fanpage etc.
• Your Twitter handle (if you have one)
• A photo of you I can use for the show notes
• Permission to use your recording in the podcast.

At the end of the recording, please add the following: “This is <YOUR NAME> author of <YOUR WORK(s)> and you’re listening to The Word Count Podcast”
Send your file to me@rbwood.com by Friday the 7th of December. You can also e-mail me with questions before hand. I do reserve the right NOT to post your submission, but will communicate that to you should it be the case. I add the ‘Explicit’ tag to the ‘cast, so if your story uses adult themes or language that’s ok—but it should be necessary for the story.

Peace