Excited this morning to wake up to another UK publication acceptance by With Painted Words publisher Four Parts Press. They say that “a picture paints a thousand words” and With Painted Words put that to the test each month with a picture. The premise is that, each month, an image will be given as a visual prompt and you will have up to one thousand words to tell the story that you are inspired to write … using your imagination as the canvas and language as your brush. I quite liked the inspirational image taken by Amy Bassin of around a dozen women of differing ages and cultures and was sparked by the idea that we are all the same and facing common environmental problems. Its a small piece, only a few hundred words. Anyway, here’s the link to go take a look: https://www.withpaintedwords.com/view_submission.php?news_id=1431
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