tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post3333017567240420657..comments2024-03-28T10:41:26.999-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: May Is Short Story MonthDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-12434197282648905222012-05-01T08:51:14.618-06:002012-05-01T08:51:14.618-06:00At Goodreads M/M Romance group they have several c...At Goodreads M/M Romance group they have several collections of short stories by numerous authors that are quite good and free.<br /><br />Don't Read In The Closet<br />Hot Summer Days<br />Love Is Always Write<br />and moreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-19437406534328573572012-04-30T21:44:09.922-06:002012-04-30T21:44:09.922-06:00I’m so happy you mentioned May is Short Story Mont...I’m so happy you mentioned May is Short Story Month. I didn’t know that. I’ve had over 50, mostly mystery, short stories published in various publications. Right now I have two stories and one collection available in ebook format. Two stories in the Artie the burglar Cimes series—“Artie and the Long-Legged Woman” and “Artie and the Red-Headed Woman” both published by Untreed Reads (a great publisher of lots of short stories) and available in any ebook format you can name. Then my collection for Kindles just became available in April—three previously published, out-of-print stories, titled “Warning Signs 1.” Many more collections to come. Can you tell I love short stories—both reading and writing them? Thanks again for mentioning Short Story Month and for the opportunity to talk about mine.Jan Christensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027877440748580764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-41919459648502713932012-04-30T19:48:06.044-06:002012-04-30T19:48:06.044-06:00I just googled:
http://www.amazon.com/Free-Kindle...I just googled:<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Free-Kindle-Short-Story-Collections/lm/R3TFCNRLYZIY04Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-75223455200842003442012-04-30T19:46:35.652-06:002012-04-30T19:46:35.652-06:00Lots of singles on Kindle. The more established au...Lots of singles on Kindle. The more established authors are dipping their feet into the self-published e-book pool with a short, rather than give away whole books.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-25532154540301377832012-04-30T15:58:34.477-06:002012-04-30T15:58:34.477-06:00Lately I've found short stories more endearing...Lately I've found short stories more endearing than in the past. I especially like novellas, which are a little bit longer than really short stories, yet not long enough to be full length novels.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morgansbooklinks.blogspot.com<br />http//morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885472833094930724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-82515811952892034262012-04-30T15:58:26.077-06:002012-04-30T15:58:26.077-06:00"But even better than that, we can sample lot..."But even better than that, we can sample lots of writing because many authors are using the short story format to introduce readers to their work, many of them free stories available for download. It's definitely a readers market out there."<br />Where are these short stories being published? Amazon.com?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-31067196871957868382012-04-30T12:35:19.526-06:002012-04-30T12:35:19.526-06:00This sounds like my childhood and teenage years: s...This sounds like my childhood and teenage years: short stories (The Monkey's Paw, Fall of the House of Usher, The Lottery, etc.) and then speculative fiction magazines & anthologies (Realms of Fantasy, Magazine of SF & Fantasy, Catfantastic, etc.). Short stories helped get my writing out there while I worked on longer pieces, so yeah, I'll never give up short stories though the industry seems to favor novels."Goblin Grrl" & "Market Goblin"https://www.blogger.com/profile/03813404393818692616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-13697127284912147942012-04-30T09:21:30.282-06:002012-04-30T09:21:30.282-06:00You are so correct,Scattered. Short stories must h...You are so correct,Scattered. Short stories must have a beginning, middle, and end. The reader has to feel satisfied, as though they've just had a good snack,not the first bites of a meal. You can't leave them dangling, wondering what happens next.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-40866828659074262952012-04-30T09:21:14.462-06:002012-04-30T09:21:14.462-06:00You would think, given my short attention span, th...You would think, given my short attention span, that I'd read more short stories ... and maybe I'll shall ... if I don't get distracted by ... oh, gotta go.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-1884489191055782902012-04-30T08:54:28.355-06:002012-04-30T08:54:28.355-06:00Since I started my blog and also became a guest re...Since I started my blog and also became a guest reviewer(Joyfully Jay), many short stories have come my way.<br /><br />Most recent standouts would be<br /><br />Lily by Xavier Axelson (was a free read at Amazon)<br />New Lease by BG Thomas<br />All At Sea by JL Merrow<br /><br />The last two are part of Two Tickets To Paradise Anthology published by Dreamspinner Press.<br /><br />Sometimes when I read a short story it seems rushed and unfinished, as though the author cut it short prematurely. In the stories I mentioned the characters are memorable and story length is perfect. When the end is reached, I didn't feel as though anything more was needed.<br /><br />reviews for both are up at my siteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-55518337954191843202012-04-30T07:52:28.198-06:002012-04-30T07:52:28.198-06:00I was a huge fan of Redbook magazine when my kids ...I was a huge fan of Redbook magazine when my kids were little, and I did not have time to read novels. Each issue had three to five short stories, and I loved them. I also liked Lady's Circle, and my first national sale of a short story was to them. I photocopied the check and have it framed in my office. LOL<br /><br />As for classic short stories, I read a lot by Joseph Conrad. Only remember The Brute. And who could forget The Pit and the Pendulum by Edger Allen Poe?Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-88608516576153887562012-04-30T06:31:22.651-06:002012-04-30T06:31:22.651-06:00Horray for short stories. Some of my favorite clas...Horray for short stories. Some of my favorite classics are "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Ann Porter and "Good Country People" by Flannery O'Connor.Donna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.com