I got suckered into reading a novel titled “All That Is” after I read a review once. In that review (which I can’t seem to find anymore) the reader mentioned that author James Salter is a master of sentence structure. ...
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(Feature photo by apolonn) Reading a literary short story is often like reading a mystery. The only difference is that in every mystery, all the answers are revealed at the end, while in literary fiction, the reader is often left ...
Read More »Have short stories become irrelevant today?
In April, I’ll be hosting a workshop on writing short stories. To prepare, I reached out to a few authors and asked them why they think short stories are still relevant and valuable in today’s age. This is what a ...
Read More »The silent death of literary magazines: Who’s to blame?
I felt a sense of being buried alive when I recently visited Wet Ink’s website and saw this note: Wet ink is closing down It is with great regret we have to announce that Wet Ink is closing down after seven ...
Read More »New Year Resolution: A Commitment to Indie Authors
I’ve never been big on New Year resolutions. I’ve always found them gimmicky and contrived. In fact, I can’t even remember the last time I set a resolution just because a new year was approaching. Rather, I’ve seen daily life ...
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