My second ‘Advice for New Writers’ post is now up over at the Shimmer blog! I’ve been thinking a lot lately about superfluous words like “very” and “really” and “extremely” — and those thoughts have transformed into a post about ways to trim the flab from our short stories. Michelangelo, that Renaissance jack-of-all-trades, is given…… Continue reading Hewing Away the Rough Walls (Or, Five Ways to Put Your Story on a Diet)
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Guest blog post up at Shimmer!
I recently wrote a guest post for Shimmer ‘s blog, and it has just gone live! Short Story Collections: Gathering Places for Infinite Worlds Imagine yourself at a party. Not just any old party. There are no paper hats with snug elastics digging into your throat here; no streamers twisted and taped to the ceiling;…… Continue reading Guest blog post up at Shimmer!
Dead Red Heart: Australian Vampire Tales
Ticonderoga Publications has announced the ToC for their massive book of Australian vampire stories, Dead Red Heart: “The Tide”, Martin Livings and friends “Mutiny on the Scarborough”, Shona Husk “Sun Falls”, Angela Slatter “Such is Life”, Jeremy Sadler “Apolotoi”, Chris Lawson “Punishment of the Sun”, Alan Baxter “Red Delicious”, Felicity Dowker “Just a Matter of…… Continue reading Dead Red Heart: Australian Vampire Tales
Lisa L. Hannett 