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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
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What did Hemingway say? “The first draft is shit.” SHALLA CHATS with New York Times Best Selling author, Barry Eisler
Advice to Writers: from an Editor/Book Publisher In summary, three vital concepts for the process: Persist; Trust; Revise! SHALLA CHATS with Seamus Cashman of Wolfhound Press 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.
SHALLA CHATS with literary agent, Alana Lennie of the Lennie Literary Agency & Authors Attorney continue...
I love manuscripts that have a clever, or witty sense of humor.
The Los Angeles Times dubbed the Dijkstra Agency "the most powerful literary agency on the West Coast" and why wouldn't it? Kelly Sonnack's agency is known for establishing and guiding the careers of many fiction and nonfiction authors, including Amy Tan, Mike Davis, Lisa See, etc. SHALLA CHATS with literary agent, Kelly Sonnack, from the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency (info also on Publisher's Marketplace)
SHALLA Magazine "...welcomes submissions. Reprints and previously published work only please." --Shalla
DeGuzman, Editor
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. 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.
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 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
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 continue... |
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Everyone's a Critic! Where our guest assistant editors choose their top 10's or top 5's or... Read what they say about each one!
Literary Agent Kelly Sonnack's TOP PICKS
Who will we nominate for the Pushcart next?
Mark Treitel 's TOP PICKS
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THE REQUIRED ACCOMPANYING COVER LETTER by Richard Fein 2. Soap by Jared Wahlgren 3. HILLS LIKE PINK ELEPHANTS by Bruce Stirling
PICKS
Who were nominated for the Pushcart in 2009?
EXCLUSIVES Advice to Writers: from an Editor/Book Publisher In summary, three vital concepts for the process: Persist; Trust; Revise! SHALLA CHATS with Seamus Cashman of Wolfhound Press
SHALLA MINGLES with Mr. Fitness, Alex Cristo “Writers: Get Fit!”
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