Scholarship Program - Reaching Out !

And the scholarship program continues. We have been working hard to create a scholarship program that will bring young authors to the forefront. Offering them an opportunity to sharpen their skills, show their stories and become a published author.         

Monday we hit the streets and move to start approaching schools, educators and students in the St. Petersburg/Clearwater/Tampa area. We hope to select 8-10 stories of 50 pages or less in various genres (Romance - Science Fiction - History - Mystery - Drama - Action / Adventure - Horror - Poetry -  LGBT stories in all of these genres). The idea being that we will group these stories together for a soft cover book/Ebook, offer royalties to the authors and use the rest for building a scholarship fund for Breaking Rules Writing Competitions. 

If this is successful in our area we will venture out to the rest of the state and possibly the nation. In all reality, there is no reason why this program can't be a great success and help a lot of students. It is our hope to change some lives, offer scholarships for those going to private schools, college, writing workshops or camp, even those who just need the tools of the trade. 

Next up - The Mag - we would like to start to offer a local magazine focusing on local writers, local news, events and competitions. Here the writing community of St Petersburg will get an opportunity to share their work, promote themselves and find out what the happens are around town. It's a large undertaking and challenge but one that we are up for. 

So, here we are, moving on!

Digging in for a little reshaping !

 Moving on and digging in.

The reshaping has begun - Hello All !

We're beginning to reach out to the community to see what their thoughts would be in regard to a quarterly periodical for the St. Petersburg writing community. We've had a good response and have decided to move forward. First up - the money - we're looking to area businesses to help fund the Mag by way of sponsorship's and advertisements in what we're going to call -

Breaking Rules - St. Petersburg's Pen In Motion.

The goal for the Mag is to offer a place for local writers to promote their work, publish short stories, help to promote workshops, competitions, create a space to list their websites, as well as offer a place for writers to network with other writers. We're hoping that the advertisers will be a means of location and inspiration for the writers to write, gather and create.

So - step one is under way as we develop promotional opportunities for the locals and the writers in the community.

Step two - reach out to local writers to let them know what we're up to.

Step three - put the pen in motion.

Keep an eye out and if you know of anyone who is interested in placing some work or promoting their work in the St. Petersburg - Pen In Motion, send them to our website at 

www.breakingruleswritingcompetitions.com or send an email to 

breakingrulespublishing@gmail.com.

And of course - take a look at our most recent writing competitions for writers of all ages and genres.

Thanks for checking in - and write on !

Moving on and digging in !

Moving on and digging in.

The reshaping has begun and we're beginning to reach out to the community to see what their thoughts would be in regard to a quarterly periodical for the St. Petersburg writing community. We've had a good response and have decided to move forward. First up - the money - we're looking to area businesses to help fund the Mag by way of sponsorship's and advertisements in what we're going to call - Breaking Rules - St. Petersburg's Pen In Motion.

The goal for the Mag is to offer a place for writers to promote their work, publish short stories, help to promote workshops, competitions, create a space to list their websites, as well as places for writers to network with other writers. We're hoping that the advertisers will be a means of location and inspiration for the writers to write and gather.   

So - step one is under way as we develop promotional opportunities for the locals and the writers in the community.

Step two - reach out to local writers to let them know what we're up to.

Step three - put the pen in motion.

Keep an eye out and if you know of anyone who is interested in placing some work or promoting their work in the St. Petersburg - Pen In Motion, send them to our website at www.breakingruleswritingcompetitions.com or send an email to breakingrulespublishing@gmail.com.

Thanks - and write on !

Starting A New !

To be honest - this hasn't worked. It was our hope that Breaking Rules would be a place to help promote writers or all ages. To offer competitions, giving back to the writers so that they could continue to work on their craft. As well as offer scholarships for writers wanting to further their education, take workshops or just need supplies. Our mission is to create a writers community, provide encouragement, resources, competitions and inspiration to writers, both young and not so young at any writing level. We still believe in that mission but feel that maybe it's time to pull back and not necessary focus on the world and just focus on my area.

So, we are still going to offer open competitions for anyone, from anywhere, to submit to. But we are also going to create a READER - meaning that we will be working to create a place for writers in the St. Petersburg, Tampa, and Clearwater areas to submit writing samples and stories. To offer a place for them to promote themselves, either with the website, books that they have written or new releases. We will also help to promote workshops in the area as well as promote current competitions under the Breaking Rules umbrella. It is also our hope to help promote or be a resource for writers looking for editors,  publishing options or assistance with their projects. The goals is to create the rag and place it throughout the area in restaurants, lounges, hotels and condo's. Hopefully the patrons will be either be from the area and want to help support their local writers - or - tourists will pick up the rag, read it, buy from it, and take it home and help to promote the writers, editors, businesses, etc. inside. As well as spread the word about Breaking Rules throughout their own area and possibly drive writers to the Breaking Rules competitions.

If you have some interest in being a part of Breaking Rules - St. Pete's Pen - please feel free to contact us at, breakingrulespublishing@gmail.com.

Thank you for stopping by, we hope to hear from you soon.

As always, mention this blog post in your submission and we'll give you an additional 30% off your submission fees.

Holiday Special - $10 Comp Fees

Hello Everyone –

We hope that you’re all putting pen to pad and enjoying this festive time of year.

Now - just a few things to help out during this holiday season. We have dropped out entry fees to just $10 per competition (The Manuscript and Screenplays have also been decreased).  It’s just our way of saying thank you for being part of the Breaking Rules writing family. So – pick out your competition – write a killer story and submit it. Good luck by the way.

 

Now for a quick question – there are many ways that a writer can start to create his or her work. So tell us – do you write your story out in long hand and then transfer it to the computer or do you cut to the chase and go right to typing – hoping that your creative juices will flow from your misty mind to your feverish fingers?

We would love to hear from you – so let us know.

Until then - we hope that you all have a lovely and happy holiday season.

Happy Christmas,

Christopher

Holiday Special !

We hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving! And that all of you are taking this holiday season to find some time to live your passion and WRITE ! Also, to take the time to check out some of our writing competitions. Breaking Rules hopes to focus on offering writers of all ages the opportunity to show off their talents. And to also give them many options to do just that.

Something new - we just started our Facebook Group - titled "Breaking Rules Writing Competition - Group" Here we hope that writers take the opportunity to promote their work. Chat and relate to other writers. Offer information, advice and insight on the work that we all strive to do. So, take a moment and look us up.

 

So, again, Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks for stopping by and WRITE ON !!

Christopher

Here's a little special for you - mention this blog post in your email to us when you submit your story and we'll cut your submission fee in half. Yep - you heard right - half! Consider this your pre-Holiday Special.

 

Enter Our New Writing Competitions !

 

Hey Everyone – And welcome to the Breaking Rules Writing Competitions blog.  We have been working on the website and will be launching it very soon.  The URL will be www.breakingruleswritingcompetitions.com. Keep an eye out for it – we’ll be letting you know via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and LinkedIn when you're able to connect.

Until then - we just recently put in place a few competitions that we thought we would put out there and share with you. We’re hoping that it will catch some interest.

As a reminder – the prize money for these contests will increase with the number of entries. A percentage of the total draw from each contest will be divided between the contest winners and scholarships. The more entries one particular contest has, the more the prize money will be. So enter often and share with your fellow writing friends.

 
 
For the ADULTS –

Short Fiction – the theme can be your choice, as long as the word count is 4500 words or less. The deadline for this competition is 11.15.15. The fee is just $20.

Short Fiction – the theme will be “Horror or Suspense”. The word count is 4500 words or less. This competition has a deadline of 11.22.15. The fee is again just $20.

For the Young Writer – 18 years old or younger

 

Remember that all entries under the age of 18 years old must be accompanied by a parental permission form.

 

Short Fiction – the theme can be your choice as long as the word count is 4500 words or less. The deadline for this competition is 11.15.15. The fee for this competition is just $20. There will be one winner per grade level.

Our first 1000 Word Competition – the theme is your choice and must be 1000 words, give or take 10 words.  The deadline for this competition is 11.15.15, with a fee of just $20. Again, there will be one winner per grade level.

 

Next up – we have a manuscript competition of any theme – the manuscript must be less than 350 pages, with a deadline date of 2.1.16. The fee for this contest is $100. In addition to the regular prizes – Breaking Rules Writing Competition will also help in the E-publishing of the winning manuscript on Amazon or a site of the winner’s choice, paying half of the publishing cost. We will also help to market the book on our website and social media sites. We do not have an age limit on this contest. Remember that all entries under the age of 18 years old must be accompanied by a parental permission form.

 

Last, but not least – we have a screenplay competition. The theme must be a romance; we’ll let you decide if it will be a drama or comedy. The screenplay must be less than 150 pages. The deadline for this competition is 2.1.16, with a fee of $75.

The winners from these competitions will not only receive prize money, but also get their work published on our website, social media sites as well as blogs and newsletters. We look forward to reading what you come up with.

Good Luck!

 

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And So It Begins!

Breaking Rules Writing Competitions.

 

Breaking Rules plans to be a base of support to writers, both young and old, who are in pursuit of their passion for creative writing. The inspiring of those who love to read and write stories, long or short is what drives the company. We will look to those who get lost in their own imagination, and have hopes to open up, learn from others, and possibly become published.

Our mission, is to create a writers community, provide encouragement, resources, competitions, and inspiration to writers, both young and old, at any level.

 

Once we're up and running, I'll let you all know. Social media sites are already in the works and I'll be asking all of your for your support. Until then, thanks for stopping by