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How To Write A Short Story
A short story is not a vignette. I’ve written plenty of vignettes, so I wanted to pass on this tip and save you the frustration. There is nothing wrong with vignettes. They give an intense snapshot of a moment in time. But if you’re aiming to write a short story, that’s not what you want.…
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Kindle Unlimited for Authors
For everyone bored by my obsession with Kindle Unlimited (KU) and Amazon’s algorithms, skip this post. Since starting my self-publishing journey late in October 2014, my learning curve has been massive. It’s meant I’ve written less than I’d have liked, but you can’t research, strategise and test strategies, and write at the same time —…
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Kindle Unlimited
In the last few weeks I’ve been reading up on Kindle Unlimited and its competitors — Scribd and Oyster are the big ones. This interesting comparison of lending libraries tends to favour Scribd. But I’m backing Kindle Unlimited. Why? I love short stories and novellas. When they’re well-written, they give all the emotional punch of…
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That’s Life
This week has been so busy, it’s reminded me of the joys of the very short story. I picked up a copy of That’s Life. Fantastic Fiction special. … this was meant to be the start of a review, but in all honesty, I’m too tired and aaargh about a noisy neighbourhood (does everyone save…
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Nanoparticles by Charlotte Wood
“10 Short Stories You Must Read in 2011” is an interesting collection of Australian short stories. If I had to pick a theme, I’d say it’s about challenging life. I picked up a copy at my local library … good karma to all fabulous local libraries … and dived in, searching for a story I…