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Angelique Fawns's avatar

Great article with lots of sage advice. And for those looking to sell said short stories… I have a pretty dang good blog.

Alec Worley's avatar

Thanks, Angelique!

Alexa's avatar

Thank you for this. & I REALLY love The Labyrinth theme, here! It's one of my all time favourites movies! 🖤🦉🔮 You remind me of that babe! What babe? Babe with the power! 😆💜

Aleesha's avatar

This is amazing!! Thank you so much!

Alec Worley's avatar

You’re very welcome, Aleesha! Really hope it helped.

Kat Lewis's avatar

What a fantastic resource! There are so many points in here that I wish I’d heard when I was just starting out. Thanks for the shout out!

Alec Worley's avatar

You're very welcome, Kat! Your posts are superb. Exactly the kind of BS-free guidance people need to read.

Maura McHugh's avatar

Gosh, thanks for the shout-out! Your newsletter is always so worth reading, Alec. ❤️

Alec Worley's avatar

You're very welcome, Maura!

J.Q. Graziano's avatar

Alec - this is pure distilled wisdom - amazing!

John Ward's avatar

Thanks. Alec. Great to have all this advice in one place!

Alec Worley's avatar

You're very welcome, John! Wanted to make this one a kinda go-to resource-piece. Really hope it helps!

Dungeon Mistress's avatar

Drawn in by the Labyrinth for sure. Wonderful read, thank you for all the advice and time that went into writing this article!

Alec Worley's avatar

You're very welcome, DM! :D

Harvey Hamer's avatar

Such a great read - thank you!

Alec Worley's avatar

You're welcome, Harvey. No problem!

Harvey Hamer's avatar

The Labyrinth bits were great touches too - helped to balance out the very real stuff

Thomas Tarasios's avatar

Thank you.

Alec Worley's avatar

You are more than welcome, Faenon!

Paolo Danese's avatar

What a fantastic and inspiring read. 🙏

Alec Worley's avatar

Thanks a lot, Paolo. Hope there's something in there that helps. :)

Paolo Danese's avatar

It's definitely not just a piece just for beginning authors! I am a career journalist and editor, finishing my fourth novel, and I found many great reminders and new ideas to mull over. Kudos

Cole Haddon's avatar

I appreciate the shoutout, my friend!

Alec Worley's avatar

You are very welcome, Cole!

Samuel George London's avatar

WOW - absolutely excellent article, Alec! For all seasoned and aspiring writers, this is essential reading for us all :)

Alec Worley's avatar

Thanks, Samuel. Figure it's a handy piece for me to have around. So I can point people in its direction instead of trying to organise thoughts on the spot. :D

Samuel George London's avatar

Straight up mate! I'll definitely be signposting people to it when they ask where to start with writing :)

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Alec Worley's avatar

Thanks, Miss Ditzy! Enjoy your reading time. ;)