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ONE TIME DATE CHANGE FOR OCTOBER STORYTIME
DATE IS NOW
OCTOBER 31ST SATURDAY

If you schedule your posts for Saturday 31st of October 2020, 6:00 am EST, you can use this year’s Alone in A Room with Invisible People Podcast story!

LINKS DUE ON THE 28TH
UPDATED SCHEDULER LINK
Set for Oct 31st, 2020, 6 am EST–>>>PRE-SCHEDULE LINK TO MATCH Hosts TIMEZONE

NEXT HOP OCTOBER 28TH, 2020 WEDNESDAY

STORY LINKS DEADLINE FOR PARTICIPATION IS:  OCTOBER 24TH, 2020 SATURDAY

THE RULES & GUIDELINES ARE:

**Rules same every month.  Page Updates closer to Month of upcoming Blog Hop.**

• Speculative Fiction Short Story/Flash Fiction up 1000 words 
• (PG RATED–No Violence, Erotica or Foul Language)
• Genre:      GENERAL Speculative Fiction
• Theme: Not Required  (OPTIONAL-Obvious themes connected to the blog hop month.)
• STORY LINKS DEADLINE FOR PARTICIPATE TO SEND IS:  OCTOBER 24TH, 2020, Saturday Send To This Email Here:
• Required: MUST DO: Pre-schedule post to Go Live with the other author participates so our stories are in sync for Reader convenience.  Date & Time Preset for you in the scheduling link provided.   (Note: Failure to do this may cause your link to be removed from the lineup of story participants when the rest of the links are live on the day. Make sure I have your email contact to fix unexpected problems with this.) Questions? Contact me here!
• PRE-SCHEDULE LINK TO MATCH TIMEZONE– No Guessing Required! Preset date and time link for hosting time zone preset.  (Note: Just select your time zone.  Time & Date Preset.  Your selection will give you the info for scheduling your post to go live on your blog.t)

According to Wikipedia:  Speculative fiction is a broad category of narrative fiction that includes elements, settings, and characters created out of imagination and speculation and not based on reality and everyday life. It encompasses the genres of science fiction, fantasy, science fantasy, horror, alternative history, and magic realism.

(Paranormal and supernatural stories welcomed and/or romance, mystery, thrillers with those elements.)

Rules & Guidelines Storytime Quarterly Blog

PARTICIPATING AUTHORS:

DEADLINE FOR ACCEPTING STORY LINKS:
DEADLINE: October 24TH, 2020, SATURDAY
Storytime Blog Hop on October 28TH, 2020, WEDNESDAY

PRE-SCHEDULE LINKS Locate your TIMEZONE HERE.  It is already pre-set.  All you have to do is just select your timezone and it will tell you the correct time to preschedule. 

-No Guessing Required! Preset date and time link for hosting time zone preset here.  (Note: Just select your time zone.  Time & Date Preset.  Your selection will give you the info for scheduling your post to go live on your blog.)

MUST-Pre-schedule post to go live with other participants

WHY?

We preschedule our post because many authors are in different time zones around the world.   In order to keep the hop stories coherent and cohesive for the reader’s convenience to easily read through in one sitting, we all schedule our post to go live at the same time.  We synchronize our different time zones to match that month’s blog hop ’s host or hostess’s time zone.

What you need to know:

• Post times will match the HOSTS time zone.  
• Pre-set Time Converter Link will be provided for each blog hop.  
• There is no signup form yet.  Receipt of your story link is your signup & us trusting content meets guidelines.
• Any story post link that is not LIVE will be removed, after notification if not corrected asap.    Make sure you give us good email contact for you that you check.  
• You must provide an email for contact so the notification can be made if there is a problem. 

SEND LINKS:  EMAIL HERE BY OCTOBER 24TH, 2020, SATURDAY

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WANT TO ANNOUNCE THE STORYTIME BLOG HOP ON YOUR WEBSITE? Our Media Kit Below:

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Tip: To get the image just right click on the photo and save to your computer. Remember to label or put in a folder that you will be able to locate again on your computer. Example ref finding again: I put mine in pictures, created a folder labeled Storytime Blog Hop, and then created a folder inside that one labeled logos.

RULES & GUIDELINES LINK

You can use your own wording, but if you need a template or not sure what to say here is a guideline.

Calling all Speculative Fiction Writers!  Storytime Quarterly Blog Hop on [Add Month, Day, Year]. 

Speculative Fiction Short Stories up to 1000 words including subgenres science fiction, fantasy, science fantasy, horror, alternative history, and magic realism. Paranormal and supernatural stories welcomed and/or romance, mystery, thrillers with those elements.  Read the [Rules & Guidelines] to learn what to do and access the preset link for your timezone.   

Remember the deadline for Submitting Story Links is{insert: Due Date of current blog hop}] Join the fun as a participant or reader.  Read stories from authors around the globe.  Join Us!

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