Welcome 2018!
January 31, 2018For those of you with big writing goals this year, I congratulate you on challenging yourself to such a feat. Me too! I’m also running a few one-on-one-coaching courses this year that I hope to roll out in 2018. If ...
<<Continue Reading...>>Attention: WFCAT Fans! Important opportunity you will not want to miss!
December 14, 2017Hello everyone – both newcomers and long-time fans, I am about to make you an offer you can’t refuse via my free-tique and paid-tique email lists. PLEASE, sign up for the email list if you have not already, as this ...
<<Continue Reading...>>#HLS2017 Sudden Catch Results: Who caught the big one?
December 7, 2017Hello Anglers, Without further ado, the crew has cast their votes, the judges have judged, and we have our official #HLS2017 Results. We decided we would separate out the CB category from MG so those could be judged separately, so we ...
<<Continue Reading...>>#HLS2017 Round 4 Results Complete, Sudden Catch Deadline: Mon. Dec 4 @11:59PM CST
December 1, 2017Hello Anglers, After a bubbly debate, the judges were able to narrow down finalists in each category but it was impossible to agree upon a clear winner based upon 250 words and one line. Therefore, the crew has decided to put ...
<<Continue Reading...>>#HLS2017 ROUND 4 OPEN until Sun 11/26/2017 @11:59 PM CST, New Anglers enter anytime
November 17, 2017Existing Anglers who passed the last round, please read the Official Rules about how to make your next submission. This round will close at the date and time (CENTRAL) listed in the title of this post. New anglers can enter anytime as long as the entire ...
<<Continue Reading...>>#HLS2017 – Hook, Line, & Sinker ROUND 3 Results Complete, New Anglers May Enter Anytime
November 11, 2017Dear Anglers: If your entry got the boot at 250 words, chances are, your passage did not make the cut when compared to other anglers with work in the same category. Think of it like the semi-finals before you go to ...
<<Continue Reading...>>#HLS2017 Hook, Line, & Sinker Writing Challenge Round 2 Results Complete
November 9, 2017A few notes before we get to the results: You may notice that the judges gave a number of submissions the boot this round. Here are some reasons why: many of our anglers are onto 125 words. That, believe it ...
<<Continue Reading...>>#HLS2017 – Hook, Line, & Sinker Writing Challenge ROUND 1 Results Complete
November 3, 2017Hello Anglers, Results are in! But first a few notes on how the fish made decisions: If the entry was difficult to understand or confusing at first glance without some serious fish food for thought, your entry may have gotten the boot. The ...
<<Continue Reading...>>#HLS2017 ROUND 2 OPEN until Wed 11/8/2017 @11:59 PM CST, New Anglers enter anytime
November 3, 2017Existing Anglers who passed the last round, please read the Official Rules about how to make your next submission. This round will close at the date and time (CENTRAL) listed in the title of this post. New anglers can enter anytime as long as ...
<<Continue Reading...>>#HLS2017 – Hook, Line, & Sinker ROUND 1 OPEN until Wed 11/1/2017 @11:59 PM CST
October 30, 2017BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING, read the Official Rules. Once you’ve got that all figured out, cast your first line! Failure to follow the rules could result in an automatic sinking of your ship. Please make this easy for our skippers and ...
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