by Larry Upshaw | Feb 5, 2019 | adventure, anthologies, essay, fiction, News/Blog, short story, writing, writing contests
By John Tuttle The adventure story has a fond place in many a heart, especially my own. Our lives are our own adventures, with every day a new path on which to trek into the unknown. The action-adventure story often starts with a bit of a jolt or a jump. Take J.R.R....
by Larry Upshaw | Feb 3, 2019 | News/Blog, writing, writing contests
By Hugh Gardner “Thus I set off on a 40-year odyssey that took me from one coast to the other, from Alaska to Patagonia. I had surprising good luck and success in my early attempts at writing for publication…. Some of the things I wrote changed history, at least a...
by Larry Upshaw | Feb 1, 2019 | adventure, anthologies, book signing, essay, fiction, humor, memoir, News/Blog, poetry, romance, short story, writing contests
DALLAS – Friday, March 15 is the deadline for the third annual Ageless Authors Writing Contest. Writers age 65 and older should get themselves online to agelessauthors.com/current-contests/ to review rules and guidelines and submit entries. Cash prizes and...
by Larry Upshaw | Jan 9, 2019 | fiction, humor, News/Blog, short story, writing, writing contests, writing workshop
By Geoffrey K. Graves Let me get straight to the point as to why you should write a funny story and submit it to the Ageless Authors Writing Contest between now and March 15: Your life and that of your neighbors and friends may depend on it. That may seem an...
by Larry Upshaw | Jan 9, 2019 | fiction, News/Blog, writing, writing contests, writing workshop
By Larry Upshaw “Talent is discovered early, burns brightly, and then peters out at an early age.” A prominent psychologist made this claim, relying on a frustrating cultural cliché of mind-weak older people. We must admit that young, creative people have the edge in...
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