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All Posts By Lucy Crichton
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Fiction Sneak Peek: July 2, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: Girls’ Comics Of Yesteryear
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Fiction Sneak Peek: June 25, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: Scotland’s Year Of Stories
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Fiction Preview: Special 227
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Fiction Sneak Peek: June 18, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: Submit Six Months Ahead
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Royal
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Fiction Sneak Peek: June 11, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: Opportunities For Authors
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Fiction Sneak Peek: June 4, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: Our First Online Workshop
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Book Review: “Songbirds” by Christy Lefteri
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Fiction Preview: Special 226
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Fiction Sneak Peek: May 28, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: About Response Times
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Fiction Sneak Peek: May 21, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: Festive Fiction Now Welcome
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Scotland
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Fiction Sneak Peek: May 14, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: News About Our Workshop
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Fiction Preview: Special 225
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Fiction Sneak Peek: May 7, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: What Photo Stories Taught Me About Fiction
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Writer Of The Week: Eirin Thompson On Writing A Series
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Online Short Story Writing Workshop – Registration Is Open!
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Fiction Sneak Peek: April 30, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: We’re Going Back To The Office!
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Writer Of The Week: Jennifer Copeland
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Fiction Sneak Peek: April 23, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: Anthony Trollope’s Writing Advice
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“The Art Of Holy Week & Easter”
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Fiction Preview: Special 224 – Our Easter Special
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Fiction Sneak Peek: April 16, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: News About Our Specials
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Writer Of The Week: Jo Stone
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Getting Together
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Fiction Sneak Peek: April 9, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: Writing A “People’s Friend” Serial
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Fiction Sneak Peek: April 2, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: Your Story’s Journey
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Fiction Preview: Special 223 – Our Spring Special
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Fiction Sneak Peek: March 26, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: About Our Payment Rates
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Fiction Sneak Peek: March 19, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: Two Years Of Working From Home
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: Decorating
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Fiction Sneak Peek: March 12, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: The Much-Loved Shirley Hughes
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Taking The Plunge
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Fiction Preview: Special 222
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Fiction Sneak Peek: March 5, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: Will And Wag
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Fiction Sneak Peek: February 26, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: Ten Tips For Aspiring Authors
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Fiction Sneak Peek: February 19, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: Our Word Counts
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Writing Prompt Story Starter: The Metro
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Fiction Preview: Special 221
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Fiction Sneak Peek: February 12, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: More Than A Magazine
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Fiction Sneak Peek: February 5, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: Fiction Queries And Complaints
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Fiction Sneak Peek: January 29, 2022 Issue
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Fiction Ed’s Blog: Why The “Friend” Website Is Important For Writers
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Writer Of The Week: Penny Alexander
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Fiction Preview: Special 220
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Fiction Sneak Peek: January 22, 2022 Issue
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