Announcing the Havok Story Podcast
Havok’s new bi-monthly Story Podcast, featuring “Old-Fashioned Letters” by Dalia Grigorescu and the voice talents of narrator Magnus Carlssen.
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Stories That Sing: Winning Stories
We published 142 stories for Season Two: Stories That Sing. Now, we couldn’t be happier to congratulate our thirty-one contest winners! Their stories will be published alongside our Featured Authors and Staff Features in our upcoming Season Two: Stories That Sing anthology! But first, we want to take a moment to announce our Season Two
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Havok Season Two: Stories That Sing Anthology Finalists
Wherein we announce the “long list” of stories under consideration for inclusion in our “Stories That Sing” anthology. Congratulations to the semi-finalists!
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Flash Peek Closed!
Thanks to ALL who came to read the stories, left comments for our authors, and shared Havok with your friends! Come back every weekday for a free story. Or, for year-round access to our ever-growing collection of flash fiction, become a member!
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Last Day of the Flash Peek
Welcome! You have arrived on the last day of our Season Two “Flash Peek”, where we open our members-only collection of 200+ flash fiction stories to the public. The flash peek closes at 10pm CST on Sunday, January 5. Help Choose Our Season Two Readers’ Choice Story Season Two is “Stories That Sing” — stories
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Season One Award Winners
Take a look at June’s Scoreboard – Readers’ favorites, editors’ picks, super readers – then buckle your seatbelt for our Season One Award Winners! And, did we mention, it’s Launch Day for our Season One Anthology?
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Cover & Congratulations
WARNING: CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. What you see above is the culmination of eight months of work. Planning for the rebirth of Havok. Vision casting. Implementation. Hard work by our authors, editors, and support staff. Input from readers. Investment by our fantastic featured authors James Scott Bell, David Farland, Robert Liparulo,
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Story Behind the Story – Featured Author Edition
At Havok, we love stories and the people who write them. This month, on Story Behind the Story, we thought we’d ask our Featured Authors for Havok’s upcoming Season One: Rebirth anthology where they get their ideas. Without further ado, here are their answers. I feel honored to have two stories in this anthology. The
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From the Hive Mind
Our editors answer the question: what is a common mistake you see authors making that keeps their stories from getting acquired? Too much narrative, extraneous detail, backstory, not enough conflict or resolution, and flat characters. Drop the reader into the action at the first sentence, and make them feel what the characters feel. We also
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Countdown to Launch: ONE…
It’s a countdown to Havok’s launch TOMORROW. Sign up for membership today to be ready to vote and rate stories as they come out!
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Countdown to Launch: TWO…
It’s a countdown to Havok’s launch on January 1, 2019. TWO MORE DAYS. Sign up for membership today to be ready to vote and rate stories as they come out!
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Countdown to Launch: THREE…
It’s a countdown to Havok’s launch on January 1, 2019. Sign up for membership today to be ready to vote and rate stories as they come out!
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