Announcing the July 2018 Word Weaver Writing Contest! Enter your amazing piece of writing! We have over $400 of valuable prize packages! and a special bonus ALL entries will be critiqued by ME! Yep, I’m going to personally critique your submission. Wow, I’m gonna be busy. But you’re worth it. Probably. NO LIMIT ON HOW MANY TIMES … Continue reading Dan Alatorre’s Word Weaver Writing Contest: “VOODOO” is Here. Let The Games Begin! (July 2018)

IT’S TIME! Announcing the March 2018 Word Weaver Writing Contest! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WITH MORE CELEBRITY JUDGES * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * John … Continue reading Dan Alatorre’s WORD WEAVER Writing Contest! LET THE GAMES BEGIN (March 2018)

Are ya ready? Because I have something extra special for you this time, with a surprise twist at the end, too – just like a great story! Announcing the March 2018 Word Weaver Writing Contest! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * … Continue reading Dan Alatorre’s WORD WEAVER Writing Contest for March 2018! LET THE GAMES BEGIN – with a twist!

Are ya ready? Because I have something REALLY good for you this time. Announcing the November 2017 Word Weaver Writing Contest! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * NOW WITH CELEBRITY JUDGES! * * * * * * * * * * … Continue reading Dan Alatorre’s WORD WEAVER Writing Contest for November 2017 – let the NEW games begin!

Announcing the July 2017 Word Weaver Writing Contest! Enter your amazing piece of writing! We have over $400 of valuable prize packages! YOU will have the month of July to enter an amazing piece of your own writing to our contest. Here’s what you do: Uh, enter a piece of your writing in the contest. … Continue reading Dan Alatorre’s WORD WEAVER Writing Contest for July 2017 – let the games begin!

Announcing the Word Weaver Writing Contest! Enter your amazing piece of writing! We have over $400 of valuable prize packages! YOU will have the month of April to enter an amazing piece of your own writing to our contest. Here’s what you do: Uh, enter a piece of your writing in the contest. I thought … Continue reading Dan Alatorre’s April 2017 WORD WEAVER Writing Contest – let the games begin!

Dan Alatorre’s Word Weaver Writing Contest * 3rd Place Winner * Mind Games by Heather Hackett   I said this was a terrific story you’d love because it’s intense, and I wasn’t kidding. I was gripped right away with this one, and had to keep reading – afraid of what I might see but unwilling … Continue reading Dan Alatorre’s Word Weaver Writing Contest: 3rd PLACE “Mind Games” by Heather Hackett

I have this writing contest going on, and it’s tricky what to say about it. I’ve seen these contests change people’s lives! More or less. If I say, “Hey, we are getting more entries to date than ever before!” – does that scare people away because they think they’ll have less of a chance to … Continue reading What’s the best thing here?

I said I’d never ask you guys to do something I wouldn’t do… Okay, I might. But not about this. You guys are supposed to be writing a story – a short story or part of a bigger novel, whatever – for the writing contest and anthology. So I wrote one. (A quick ad before … Continue reading Go, Dan, Go! (Part 2)

Recently, we had a reader of the blog voice a concern about sending in their story. It went something like this: Dear Dan, I’m kind of interested in entering your writing contest, BUT… …my ghost story isn’t scary – does that disqualify it? Signed, Nervous Writer Good question! Here’s the answer: You should send it! … Continue reading Should YOU enter your story in the Writing Contest?