the we don't want to see your face around these parts again letter. "our honerarium has gone from 35CAD to 10CAD" Happy Writing!

What is worth, even?

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We receive too many stories where:

• Nothing really happens
• Internal debate results in an epiphany
• Characters think/worry/complain about their lives while going about their daily routines
• Characters suddenly have their wildest dreams/darkest nightmares come true
• Evil characters are killed by people they have wronged in the past
• Obvious symbols reinforce obvious themes
• A character mourns the loss of another character and recounts the connection they had
• There is no story, only exposition
• There is no story, only a philosophical contemplation of life, the universe and everything
• The story is a political statement in disguise
• The story is actually a history lesson

If you're going to do any of these, do them with a twist so fresh and unique it hurts.
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