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Inksoldiers is holding another writing contest!
Hey guys! We’re back with another submission competition!!
It’s going to run for two weeks. All submissions must be sent before Tuesday the 4th of August 2015. Anything after that date will not be accepted.
The prompt is:
Write a short story about anything that involves Greek mythology because we here at Inksoldiers are very fond of the Gods and Goddesses.
Just as every good writing contest should, we’ll keep the rules to a minimum so your creativity can flow. Your submission:
1. Must be between 100-400 words. No more and no less.
2. Include no sexually explicit scenes.
3. Must be an original work.
4. Must be a non-anonymous entry.
5. And finally, you must be following us.
The short story that we consider holds the best literary merit will be the winner of this competition.
And now for the prizes! If you win, you will:
Be published on our blog with a message of your choosing.
Be featured on our Contest tab.
Get a chance to have me (Inara) edit the first 5 chapters of a manuscript of your choosing.
Have a third eye look at your query letter and help out if you’re in the publication process.
Go ahead! Reblog this to help get the word out to other interested writers. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Happy writing!
- Inara
inksoldiers
The clock’s a-ticking!
Great idea, but how can it not be securely explicit and truly involve Greek gods?
Seriously... If I know you and you enter something, can I read it. Pretty please?
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Need to remember this. I think it will help with uniformity.
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What a beautiful truth! #goodgrammarISsexy
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I added some new pet options to my local pet store
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Brandon,
You photographed my wife Megan and me on New Years Eve in 2013, on fifth avenue. We were on our way from the opera to ring in 2014 at the 21 club. When you shared our photo on your site, your caption was that we met in Austria, on a train, in the snow.
On Monday Megan gave birth to our daughter Lotte (our first child), who had been diagnosed with a serious congenital heart defect (HLHS). On Thursday she underwent open heart surgery for nine hours. Although the procedure was technically a success, an unexpected complication prevented them from taking off the heart lung bypass in the OR. The surgeon made an unprecedented decision to keep her on ECMO (life support) for a few days to allow her heart to rest, so that they could try again to restart it.
She has basically been in stable condition, but over night developed some complications that necessitate trying to start weaning her off the machine today. I have no words to describe the torture we feel as parents, when all we can do is sit by our daughter’s beside, trying not to look at the tubes and wires coming out of her open chest, and holding her cold little hand. I had two magical days with Lotte, who before the surgery was basically a “normal” baby. We got to touch her, feed her, change her, and we’re so lucky to even see her open her eyes. I’m not a religious person so I’ve not prayed, but I constantly close my eyes and picture Lotte with her beautiful eyes open. I’m not sure I’ll ever see those eyes again, but I’m so thankful that I have them in my mind.
I wanted to ask whether you could somehow help us increase awareness of pediatric congenital heart disease, which is sadly not widely known and publicized. It’s especially hard for Megan that today is Mother’s Day, and perhaps you could share a photo of Lotte on your site. Doing so would not only inform your readers of this important and terrible condition, but help us hear the support of others.
Thank you so much.
Adam
My heart is breaking for them.
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My first gif ever! Eighty frames with ball point pen.. so tedious but it was a fun learning process.
Well done
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Mavis Batey, Allied Code Breaker in World War II, Dies at 92
Mavis Batey with a German Enigma code-scrambling machine. She was assigned to one of the war’s most secret operations.
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How many people did amazing things that they couldn't talk about? How many went home after war to resume 'ordinary' lives, knowing inside that many of the people they passed on the street were alive because of the things they could never claim credit or receive thanks for? Humbling to think about.
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“I see myself in my son. I know what it’s like to be in that teenage stage when you feel the need to prove yourself. One day when I was about his age, I was hanging out with some friends after school, and they wanted to go to the mall, but I had to go back to school and work on a project. A few hours later, they all ended up getting arrested for shoplifting. When I got home, my father was crying. He’d gotten a call from one of the boy’s fathers, who told him everything that happened. He told my dad: ‘Barak didn’t get arrested because he went to school.’ My dad dropped to his knees and started hugging me, and telling me that I’d made the smart decision, and that night he took me out to dinner. Today, every one of those friends is either dead or locked up.”
We need more positive stories.
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Awesome designs in their grace and simplicity, thought provoking words, beautifully done.
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holy fuckgin shit what
Quite awesome
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One of the risks of being quiet is that other people can fill your silence with their own interpretation: You’re bored. You’re depressed. You’re shy. You’re stuck up. You’re judgmental. When others can’t read us, they write their own story—not always one we choose or that’s true to who we are.
Sophia Dembling, The Introvert’s Way (via larmoyante)
Very true.
Graphic essays on thoughtful topics. I particularity love this one regarding the bias of dictionaries.
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Udemy is releasing its blackfriday promo since now, and you can take any course to only $12 $16. That´s a huge discount based on the regular price of $50 to $200. There’s a lot of interesting things here related to design, web design, and even typography. Here you can see some courses related to the lovely topic of typography (click on every one to see more details):
The interesting thing here is that Udemy rise the price everyday, (2 days ago this courses were at $10), so don’t think to much because I’m sure at the end of the week this classes will be at $20 or even worst their regular price.
Check all the courses here: http://bit.ly/udemyblackfriday
Seriously considering... Love me some fonts & typography!
Source: bit.ly
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Hello. Is it me you’re looking for?
TAWNEYPUP - we need to hang these in the con suite next year!
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stick with your knitting &/or crocheting … it’s good for your wellness …
"Knitting or crocheting can do wonders to promote cognitive function as well as hand health, write Carrie and Alton Barron, M.D.s, in their 2012 book “The Creativity Cure: Building Happiness With Your Own Two Hands.”
"Using your hands meaningfully triggers healthy engagement and activity in about 60 percent of your brain, said Alton Barron. The rhythmic, mathematical nature of knitting and crocheting keep the mind absorbed in a healthy way, providing an escape from stressful thoughts but allowing for internal reflection, said Carrie Barron.
While television can engage people from the outside, the mind requires stimulation from within in order to “free associate” or think imaginatively, she said. The psychiatrist suspects the return to knitting is a response to the rise in technology, much like the arts and craft movement followed the industrial revolution.
“There’s something so gratifying about taking strings and pieces and making them whole,” she said. “There’s something primitive and innate about that. The fragments of the mind also come together in that process. It’s a parallel process between the mind and the hands.”
~Find the complete article here ——»> http://www.sacbee.com/2014/09/25/6730900/health-benefits-for-those-who.html
I have always found it relaxing and somewhat meditative. In glad to see research to back that up.
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That’s the problem with putting others first; you’ve taught them you come second.
read that, again. (via whitebeyonce)
So much truth in this statement
(via skylark913)
This is amazingly simple yet profound at the same time.