Subject matters?
You’ve posted off the final draft of your short story to yet another writing competition, paying attention to all the ingredients you know judges look for - like structure, plot, pacing, characterisation, dialogue, and language. But how important is your choice of subject? Will it engage your readers - or alienate them? What themes do you intend to explore in your story? And what part does subjectivity play in the decision-making process? After all, writing competition judges are human beings, aren’t they?........(click link for rest of article) http://www.wordswithjam.co.uk/2014/01/subject-matters-how-to-win-short-story.html
This is the start of my article about winning short story competitions, in the current issue of the excellent Words with JAM - packed with useful info for writers. If you want to check it out, here is the link
http://www.wordswithjam.co.uk/2014/01/subject-matters-how-to-win-short-story.html
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