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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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TOP PICKS
1.
Richard Fein's Great. Very funny. Made me laugh and will stand out. I also liked
his "KIDNAPED
CHILD"
"Soap" Great imagery for a few words.
3. Short terse sentences that move the story along and succinctly tell
the story. 4. Interesting and juxtaposing imagery.
Her poems had very similar themes, this was the best. Liked how she broke down what flowers and sex are all about yet last stanza made it more personal. 6. Maybe a little hitting over the head but interesting statements 7.
9. Gary Beck's "Intrusion" okay
Now it's your turn-- Meet Our Guest Assistant Editor
Who is Mark Treitel?
Mark Treitel
as a writer had his original television pilot, “The
Sperm Donor”, was hand picked by NBC’s Network Entertainment
President to air on Bravo in 2005. The pilot starred Maggie Wheeler
(“Friends”, “Everybody Loves Raymond”) and
David DeLuise (“Third Rock From The Sun”, “Jesse”),
was directed by Amanda Bearse (“Married with Children”)
and co-written by Shoe Schuster. Mark has been part of the Warner Bros. Comedy Writers Workshop, had an original sitcom performed at the HBO Comedy Workspace, his writing group was featured in June 2005 issue of “Written By” and has written with Jeff Marx, acclaimed co-creator of Broadway’s “Avenue Q.” In his spare time, he is an attorney, in multi-billion dollar litigation cases. He is also a member of the US Patent Bar. He is an ardent supporter of the WGA writers strike. Mark lives with his wife Mindy and his beautiful newborn daughter, Dana Mollie, in Los Angeles, California. Mark is proud of the fact that he has more google hits than Sean Hayes
-- over 350,000 as of now.
Read Mark Treitel's script, Sperm Donor How will you rate it?
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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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