Weekly Progress Update:

Weekly Progress Update:

Hello everyone!

First up, the Short Story Contest. There has been a lot of interest – and even a few submissions already – which is great! It’s exciting to just be surrounded by other writers.

To note, there has been a few minor rule adjustments. a) The content must be original. I’ve removed the allowance for fan-fiction, as this is a paid contest and copyright infringement is something we, as other writers, should not be aiming to do. b) Only one submission is allowed per contestant.

There were a few who wanted to write multiple short stories, and I was glad they were so eager to write more. However, to keep it fair for everyone, only one can be submitted.

There are still 17 days left, so there is plenty of time for everyone to get there submissions in. Be sure to send them to bernard@bernardbertram.com by 11:59 p.m. EST (UTC-4) on July 31st.

In other news, I’ve begun on my third road of edits of Madness. I originally expected this to just be a quick, final pass to make sure I caught any sneaky typos or other grammatical errors. However, I’ve been picking up some issues with clarity and other minor touch-ups that I want to make sure get fixed before publishing. So, this has turned into a full-sweep editing run. For any who have edited before, you know just how grueling that is . . .

Well, not to worry. It’s all for the improvement of the end result. My goal is still to be completed around mid-September. Worst case, it pushes to October. I’ll keep everyone informed as we move along.

Happy writing and reading!