You read that right, you only have ten days left to enter our novella and short story contest! Entry form can be found here: https://forms.gle/JVFHfQMKGqDn6ZeJ6 Remember, we're looking for short stories and novella between 5000 words and 25,000 words that focus on a journey, quest or travel between one place or realm and another. As... Continue Reading →
Reminder to all writers!
A couple of weeks ago, we announced our upcoming contest. Writers, consider this your reminder to start writing or to polish that short story or novella you’re thinking of submitting to us. We start accepting entries May 15th and you have until June 30th to get those entries in to our fabulous judges: David McLain,... Continue Reading →
Excerpt from Fatestorm – A Novella in the Far, Far Away Anthology
Murandy Damodred and I wrote Fatestorm last year and decided to include it as a bonus story in the Far, Far Away Anthology. Now, we're sharing the opening scene with you, here. If, after reading it, you'd like to pick up an ebook or paperback copy of the anthology, you can do so in our... Continue Reading →
It’s Launch Day: Far, Far Away is here!
This book has been a long time in the works, and we are super proud of it. Containing 7 stories and novellas in 7 wildly different settings, this is Mirror World Publishing's very first anthology! We hope you will help us make this book a huge success and celebrate the winning authors and stories. All... Continue Reading →
Far, Far Away Anthology Bonus story: Fatestorm
Over the past weeks, we’ve introduced the authors whose short stories and novellas won a place in our Far, Far Away Anthology which launches June 17th, 2021. We’ve introduced L.R. Braden, Shana Scott, Barend Nieuwstraten III, Brittni Brinn, Kelly D. Holmes, and Buddy Young. But there’s still one story in the anthology we haven’t talked... Continue Reading →
Meet Far, Far Away Contest Winner: Buddy Young!
The anthology is almost here! You can pre-order this collection of winning stories set in other worlds, times, places, and versions of reality in ebook and paperback form from our online bookstore, or from Amazon. Each week leading up to the launch on June 17th, we're introducing each of the authors and their winning stories... Continue Reading →
Meet Far, Far Away Contest Winner: Barend Nieuwstraten III
In preparation for the launch of our Far, Far Away Anthology on June 17th, we're introducing each of the winning authors from our contest last summer. We've already introduced L.R. Braden and Shana Scott, so this week it is my pleasure to feature Barend Nieuwstraten and his novella, Black Spire Isles. Black Spire Isles is... Continue Reading →
Cover Reveal: Far, Far Away Anthology
In a land far, far away… In a distant galaxy… Once upon a time… These are all ways to begin fantastical tales of love and adventure. Gateways into the realms of imagination. In this anthology, we bring together authors from all over this world to transport you into the worlds they’ve created. Travel through space... Continue Reading →
From Space to Ancient Rome, then to Another Planet…
My writing career has taken me many places. I’ve gone from writing young adult science fiction to adult fantasy romance over the course of ten years or so. This summer, however, I will be releasing not just one fantastical adventure story, but three. A science fiction novelette, a historical fantasy romance novella, and the second... Continue Reading →
Novels vs. Novellas vs. Short Stories – And what in the world is a Novellette?
I’m a novelist. I’ve a long history of writing longer books, and some multiple book series, even. Though recently, I’ve had the chance to experiment with shorter forms and I’ve discovered that writing a novel is a very different experience from writing a short story, for example. I know how strange it sounds. Writing is... Continue Reading →
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