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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 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
fiction
On SHALLA Magazine this Issue
Agenting Short-Story Collections
I don’t like formulaic work. I don’t like work that deems itself the next Harry Potter by aspiring writers who deem themselves the next Tolkien.
SHALLA CHATS with literary agent, Jonathan James of the James Literary Agency Inc. 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. Can you fit that profile? 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
features
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 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.
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