{"id":376,"date":"2015-07-18T12:19:26","date_gmt":"2015-07-18T12:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willbly.com\/?p=376"},"modified":"2015-07-18T12:27:45","modified_gmt":"2015-07-18T12:27:45","slug":"notes-and-stuff-71815","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willbly.com\/?p=376","title":{"rendered":"Notes and stuff 7\/18\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"crow-434743_1280\"<\/a> Ravens in the Sky<\/a><\/em> continues to receive great feedback. <\/p>\n

After a near miss last time out, the opening chapters<\/a> of RITS<\/em> have been submitted to another writing contest. This contest description aligns better with the material present. Views, votes, reviews all help my chances.<\/p>\n

Ethereal Princess<\/a>, one of the most-reviewed stories on Inkitt.com, has also been submitted. <\/p>\n

I have been more active on Twitter: @Will_Bly<\/p>\n

I created a closed Facebook group with fellow like-minded authors. We will be cross-promoting each others’ work with the hope of introducing our readers to interesting new books and writers. <\/p>\n

My mom passed<\/a> — Rest in peace Mom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ravens in the Sky continues to receive great feedback. After a near miss last time out, the opening chapters of RITS have been submitted to another writing contest. This contest description aligns better with the material present. Views, votes, reviews all help my chances. 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