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Well, many things have been going on behind the scenes at Story Institute. We have been working with authors on their individual writing and concentrating on editing, designing, and publishing two new books. One will be from an author featured on Story Institute. The other book will be an anthology of the contest entries we have received over the last couple of years. We will be contacting each writer who is set to appear in the anthology. If you have entered our contests and have changed your email since entering our contests, please send us an update. If you do not hear from us by August 15th, 2010, your work may not have been selected for this book. We have tried to assemble the best work as well as keep some consistent themes and writing structures. As a reminder, per our guidelines:

Have you noticed the new search option available in our navigation area…Short Story/Poetry Idea Search…? Use it to find past ideas and topics quicker by typing in some key words…Try it here as well… Select your topic type (i.e., “Short Story Topic” or “Poetry Topic“)… Find your muse and write away… Join the forum discussion [...]

As we move past our last contest and into the next…our judges and friends share a little of their own verse with you…Skyler Wolf Jones was our guest poet the last couple of days…Read Skyler’s work in our Poetic Inspiration section…OR, through the links below… Poems by Skyler: Each Little

This week’s show features other entries to our poetry contest and some general thoughts and prompts for writing…sit back, relax, and enjoy the show… Quote – Isaac Asimov – “You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work [...]

Well, it is that time again. Our poetry contest has come to an end. We have some pretty good poems to review. Stay tuned for this sessions winner…in the mean time, check out all of the great works…

We have had a rush of responses to our poetry contest. For those of you waiting until the last days…these are it. Only 1 more day to go…share your verses with us… Submit your Poems View Our Guidelines Read the Poets

“No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.” Horace

As the holidays approach quickly and the thoughts and ideas flow during National Novel Writing Month, think about what verses you have left inside and share them here. Our Winter/Spring poetry contest is well underway. With the many, many poem ideas on the site and else where, surely there is something for which to write… [...]

Our first poetry contest on Story Institute has come to a close. For those of you who have submitted you poetry, thank you. For those of you who have read the poems, keep reading… Winners will be announced soon. Thank you!

We are extending our poetry contest until August 30th…Get in those entries now… Are you a poet looking for a place to land your verses…Check out our Poetry Contest… Check out our recent entries on Our Poetry Contributor Page

Computers are wonderful tools. They help us streamline our workload, provide instant mathematical calculations and give us access to all the lofty data we can fathom in a single session amongst its clouds. Computers are also the gum that sticks to our shoes, the blue screen when we wanted soothing pictures, and the chain that [...]

Sometimes, the sun is readily available and too bright for us to view it…other times, it is hidden behind the branches of closer being…Think about the emotions, look for the rays peaking through the tiny, but plentiful leaves… Be creative and look for symbols and intensity within the photo to paint you own picture in [...]

Sometimes poetry topics hit us when we are just watching what lies around us…Color, nature and waterfalls are a big part of writing and inspiration…Be creative and look for symbols and intensity within the photo to paint you own picture in words…Post it here, or share elsewhere, but write and enjoy… Other Intensity in Nature [...]