Tag Archive | short story
Halloween Short Story: Would you Like Flies with That?
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
This short story started, like so many of my stories, with a dream. I wrote it down and turned it into a story, then MMJaye pointed out that the ending needed something more original that what I had in. I reworked it into the present format giving it a…
A short story is a fiendish device: Sci Fi writer Michael Swanwick — Quotes for Writers (and People who like Quotes)
Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
A short story…can be held in the mind all in one piece. It’s less like a building than a fiendish device. Every bit of it must be cunningly made and crafted to fit together perfectly and without waste so it can perform its task with absolute precision. That purpose…
A Day In The Life – RNIB Writing Competition
Originally posted on K Morris – Poet:
Last year the Royal National Institute of The Blind (RNIB) ran a writing competition with the theme “A day In The Life”, which was judged by RNIB members and the writer Natalie Haines, (for a podcast of the entries please visit http://dl.groovygecko.net/anon.groovy/clients/rnib/Vision-65-podcast.mp3). The winning entry imagines a day…
Print Books?
Originally posted on K Morris – Poet:
Thus far I have published 4 collections of short stories and 1 longer work. All my books are available solely in ebook format. For some time now I have been considering producing print versions of my books using the Print On Demand (POD) services of Createspace (https://www.createspace.com/). My…
The Seven Deadly Sins of Short Story Writing and how to avoid them
Originally posted on BRIDGET WHELAN writer:
This post grew out of an article I originally wrote for the Hysterectomy Association when I was writer in residence of their annual writing comeptition earlier this year. I recently came across the WikiHow entry on how to write a short story. The actual article contains good advice, but…
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