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How To Use The Fine Line
The contribution The Fine Line can make to your writing is twofold. How our site can help First, just browse the site. See what other writers say about how they write: heed their advice; disagree with them; see what people who make a living (and a life) from writing have got to say about technique, [...]
Call for Anthology Submissions
The Fine Line is compiling an anthology on the theme of words that inspire. If you’d like to be considered for inclusion, we’re looking for short pieces, no longer than 100 words, in any genre or style about words that have inspired you. Whether it’s something everyday like the line on a shampoo bottle that [...]
The Fine Line Short Story Competition
The Prize The Fine Line’s inaugural short story competition is now closed. Whatever your taste, style or inspiration, submit your tale and you could win £200 ($320/€230) and publication in The Fine Line Short Story Collection. A percentage of all entry fees goes to charity so you’ll be doing good while getting your work out [...]
Is It The Only Word We Have Left?
Note: this piece was not originally so ladylike, but in order to remove both an adult-only rating and facebook blacklisting of the site, it has had all rude words replaced with nice euphemisms. The necessity of rewriting the piece rather proved its point: the word shocks like no other. So, while reading an interview with [...]
What About The Words? The Real First Step To Getting Published
A while ago, I went to an evening of talks about Getting Published, given by women with various jobs in the publishing industry. The women were entertaining, the talks interesting, and the atmosphere comradely. Chatting to the organiser in the bar afterwards, I mentioned that I noticed, though they had a great deal to say [...]
