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THE
ART OF SHORT FICTION What
is it? Author
Charles Blackstone tells.
WRITING GREAT SHORT STORIES Elizabeth Kadetsky who teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and at Columbia University’s School of Journalism serves up some advice.
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CRAFTING
CHARACTERS THAT JUMP OFF THE PAGE Punching
up your
fiction?
Where there's a tipster, there's a way. Discover Robert Gregory Browne's
secrets to
getting multiple book deals.
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BIOFICTION
INTRODUCED Even as she receives 5 stars
on Amazon for Trine Erotic while editing/publishing
Entelechy: Mind & Culture, Alice Andrews takes time
to chat about the esoteric world of this mind-bending read.
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Here's our 2008 winner of TOP PICK!
“Duotrope Digest ”
"...think of Duotrope’s Digest as a matchmaker of sorts.
If you write fiction or poetry, we can help you find appropriate markets
for your work."
--Shannon Wendt, Duotrope creator
chats
literary agents
Meet
SHALLA Magazine's Guest Editors who are reading submissions for this issue:
Literary
Agents, Alana
Lennie and Kelly
Sonnack.
A Literary Agent Speaks
On
the fiction side, I’m more inclined
toward the cozies, novels with a current message and short stories,
Michael likes historical
works.
Literary Agent, Alana Lennie, explains the kind of books she's looking to represent. Does yours fit that profile?
Actively Building A List
Beyond
voice, I’m always looking for good stories, told in fresh and interesting
new ways.
What top Literary Agent Kelly Sonnack from the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency looks for in potential clients.
Tips from a Literary Agent
For
fiction, I’ll look for writing credentials, such as publication
credits (either magazines, literary journals or books published by mainstream
publishing houses), writing prizes, or degrees in creative writing.
SHALLA CHATS with literary agent, Ellen Pepus of the ELLEN PEPUS LITERARY AGENCY
Call-4-Submissions
Most of our company’s success in TV and film has come from the sale of adaptations of books we represent. So it all starts with a great book.
SHALLA CHATS with Kelly Skillen, manager with PMA & Film Management, Inc.
writers
Writing Great Short Stories
One thing that I was terrible at, at first, was dialogue, though it ’s odd because I was a journalist and consummate eavesdropper.
How Elizabeth Kadetsky, award winning author, learned to write beautifully.
Crafting Characters that Jump Off the Page
It's
been awhile since I won the Nicholl, but it certainly changed
my life. For about a month after I won, my phone
rang off the
hook – agents and producers asking to read my script.
Luckily his screenplay was shelved by Showtime, otherwise, would he still have turned to writing fiction?
Writing
the Novel vs. the Screenplay
A screenplay unfolds visually – you have to find visual depictions of plot, relationships, emotions, and themes. You have to do that in a novel as well, of course, but a novel gives you some extra dimensions...
SHALLA CHATS with author & screenwriter Alexandra Sokoloff
The Art of Short Fiction
Usually the stories that work best don’t try to solve every single problem a character’s ever had, but maybe just try to get through one important thing, which, of course, has implications for every other thing in the character’s life.
SHALLA CHATS with Charles Blackstone
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Writing
Ha-Ha Comedy
Go to comedy clubs and hear new comics. Listen to how they are telling their stories and what the audience is reacting to in their presentation.
SHALLA CHATS with Gordon Kirkland
Flash Fiction: The Ultra-Short Story
Flash fiction is like a jolt of espresso vs. a tall grande or the big gulp.
SHALLA CHATS with Julie Ann Shapiro
editors
Biofiction Introduced
And it doesn’t take a scientist to know that when we read about love and beauty, jasmine and sandalwood, cedar, sage, and wine, it can evoke a primal place in us.
Alice Andrews explains this type of fiction...
Editing for Cherry Bleeds
The famous Woody Allen quote, “85% of success is showing up”, I took that very seriously and published every Wednesday.
SHALLA CHATS with Tony DuShane
Editing for The Rose and Thorn Literary E-zine
We offer a free newsletter which comes out bi-monthly and interactive message boards with a particular emphasis on poetry.
SHALLA CHATS with Barbara Quinn
Editing for Thieves Jargon
My goal right now is to publish a story that wins the Million Writers Award, which happens every year, and honors the best writing that’s been run online.
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SHALLA CHATS with Matt DiGangi
Editing for The Houston Literary Review
I am especially interested in the neo-narrative style as created by Stanley Berne and Arlene Zekowski.
SHALLA CHATS with Bill Brocato
Editing for Brilliant Book Press
In general, I love quirky, entertaining, fun to read stories.
SHALLA CHATS with Kristen Bailey
Introducing Fringe Magazine
For me, a literary story takes us past our comfort zone, a quality most people reading commercial or genre fiction are not looking for.
SHALLA CHATS with Sarah Miles
Advice to Writers: from an Editor/former Book Publisher
In summary, three vital concepts for the process: Persist; Trust; Revise!
SHALLA CHATS with Seamus Cashman
Acquiring Esoteric Nonfiction
Aleister Crowley, an early twentieth century magician coined the term magick as a way of differentiating magic used to later reality from stage magic or illusionist work.
SHALLA CHATS with editor Taylor Ellwood
From the Asylum Books and Press
The important thing is for there to be something about it that just isn't normal.
SHALLA CHATS with editor Katherine Sanger
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