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Do you love stories that dive into the unknown? 🌊 This week’s Reedsy Prompts contest — a special collaboration with former Scholastic UK publishing director Lisa Edwards — is all about the pull of the sea. Calm one moment, turbulent the next, it’s the perfect setting for stories about mystery, change, and everything lurking beneath the surface. From tranquil shores to stormy depths, where will your story take us? 📅 Deadline: October 17 at 11:59 PM EST 🔗 Enter here: https://lnkd.in/eYWQ5nGW

✍️ November is novel sprint season — but success starts in October. Preptober is your chance to prep your pitch, plot, and protagonist, set goals that work for you, and build momentum with community support. Check out these 8 tips to make sure you’re ready to actually draft your novel this November 👉 #ReedsyNovelSprint

NaNoWriMo may be gone, but the November writing spirit lives on ✍️✨ Whether you want cash prizes, coaching from bestselling authors, or just fun accountability tools — there’s a writing challenge for you. Which one will you try this year? 👀 #ReedsyNovelSprint #WritingChallenge #AmWriting

✍️ Ready to write your book this November? Join the Reedsy Novel Sprint — the ultimate challenge to take your story from blank page to first draft in just 1 month! ✨ With tons of events and resources, you'll have everything you need to turn your dream into a reality. Here are the details: 🎯 Write at least 50,000 words in 30 days using Reedsy Studio 📚 Not just for novels — memoirs, short stories, and nonfiction also welcome! 💪 Get access to prep workshops, live events, & writing sprints 💰 Win cash prizes + agent meetings Are you ready to cross the finish line with your manuscript? 👉 Sign up now here: https://lnkd.in/eD5v3BA2

Can a single ritual change everything? 🕰️ This week’s Reedsy Prompts contest — a special collaboration with the London Writers' Salon — invites you to explore the habits, traditions, and obsessions that shape your characters’ lives... and the consequences when they begin to unravel. 📅 Deadline: October 10 at 11:59 PM EST 🔗 Enter here: https://lnkd.in/eZqBaUf8

📖 The opening lines of your story carry the biggest weight — they decide if a reader turns the page or puts the book down. From Orwell’s “clocks striking thirteen” to Lethem’s lyrical rollerskating opener, here are 10 expert-backed ways to hook readers instantly.

What drives us to compete, to strive, to win — and at what cost? 🏅 This week’s Reedsy Prompts contest — a special collaboration with Electric Literature's Editor-in-Chief, Denne Michele Norris — is all about ambition. From intense rivalries to hollow victories, we want to see tales that explore the hunger to succeed. 📅 Deadline: October 3 at 11:59 PM EST 🔗 Enter here: https://lnkd.in/eFkbWt7A

Not just for superheroes: every character needs a backstory. 💭 Whether it’s a secret trauma, a major turning point, or just a rough childhood — it all shapes who they are now. Want to write deeper, more believable characters? This quick guide breaks it down in 7 practical steps.

Happy Monday, everyone! To start your week off on the right foot, we've got a special video ready to watch here: https://lnkd.in/eyd5Da_M Check it out and learn more from Reedsy's Ricardo Fayet and Barnes & Noble Press's Julie Braunschweiger about how Reedsy helps indie authors succeed! ✨

Can you turn expectations on their head? 🎭 This week’s Reedsy Prompts contest invites you to experiment with unreliable narrators, deliver shocking twists, and hide secrets in plain sight. See if you've got what it takes to surprise us! 📅 Deadline: September 26 at 11:59 PM EST 🔗 Enter here: https://lnkd.in/eUbHi54Z