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Rules & Guidelines Storytime Quarterly Blog

NEXT HOP OCTOBER 30TH, 2019 WEDNESDAY

STORY LINKS DEADLINE FOR PARTICIPATION IS:  October 25th, 2019, Friday

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 25th, 2019, Friday Send To This Email Here:
• Note: STORYTIME BLOG HOP GOES LIVE JULY 31ST, 2019 WEDNESDAY
• 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 participates 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 25TH, 2019 FRIDAY
Storytime Blog Hop on October 30TH, WED.

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.  (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.)

SEND LINKS:  EMAIL HERE   by  October 25, 2019 FRIDAY

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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!