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And yes, so your website talks about Unseen Shadows as a transmedia project. I think it was one of the draws for how the very members of the creative team got involved with it was what I said was, ‘Any of the other projects were 100% canon to my stories.'. This idea of using prose within comics. It's amazing.
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Deadline: January 31, 2023 Storytwigs Microfiction This is a fun, relaxed, free competition for extremely short pieces of prose (storytwigs). The contest is open to entrants from anywhere in the world (English language only please) A prize of $150 will be awarded for the winning story. Prompts and contests are done monthly.
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