Comments on: Writing short stories http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/ the business and craft of writing Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:19:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Fiona http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-2392 Fiona Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:26:20 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-2392 Good luck with it Jean. Glad you're finding your way around now :) Good luck with it Jean. Glad you’re finding your way around now :)

]]> By: JEAN LOCKHEAD http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-2391 JEAN LOCKHEAD Sun, 29 Jun 2008 13:04:59 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-2391 Ihave enjoyed learning about the short story, the excercises have certaily given me plenty of ideas. I am now ready to proceed to the next part of the course. Ihave enjoyed learning about the short story, the excercises have certaily given me plenty of ideas. I am now ready to proceed to the next part of the course.

]]> By: Fiona http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-2107 Fiona Tue, 27 May 2008 16:43:46 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-2107 Hi TJ. Welcome to the course. I hope you get a lot out of it. Fiona Hi TJ. Welcome to the course. I hope you get a lot out of it.

Fiona

]]> By: TJ Pearson http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-2093 TJ Pearson Mon, 26 May 2008 21:56:04 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-2093 I have just started on this site today and I am enjoying it very much. I have a novel going but am very unsure of myself and this is helping a lot. This exercise made me realize serveral things I needed to get me moving again. Thanks so much! I have just started on this site today and I am enjoying it very much. I have a novel going but am very unsure of myself and this is helping a lot. This exercise made me realize serveral things I needed to get me moving again. Thanks so much!

]]> By: Soobdoo http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-191 Soobdoo Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:50:24 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-191 Female and recently divorced. Her father is a retired ex cop. I have started to write but have just realised that her relationship with her father is prickly. This means that I have the feeling that some of the earlier stuff is not quite right. I have an almost irresistable urge to go back and change things. Female and recently divorced.
Her father is a retired ex cop.

I have started to write but have just realised that her relationship with her father is prickly.
This means that I have the feeling that some of the earlier stuff is not quite right.
I have an almost irresistable urge to go back and change things.

]]> By: Fiona Veitch Smith http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-190 Fiona Veitch Smith Sun, 07 Oct 2007 13:35:13 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-190 YOu should increase your marketability with a crime novel. Family relationship stories tend to be limited to a female readership. Is your protagonist male or female? YOu should increase your marketability with a crime novel. Family relationship stories tend to be limited to a female readership. Is your protagonist male or female?

]]> By: Soobdoo http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-189 Soobdoo Sun, 07 Oct 2007 12:38:20 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-189 I'm trying a not too gritty crime novel. I have an outline and character bios and have completed the first 9,000 words. I've already completed one other novel (a main stream family relationship story) but I could see it was not good enough. I put it aside. I may go back to it later but in any case it was a good learning experience. I’m trying a not too gritty crime novel.
I have an outline and character bios and have completed the first 9,000 words.

I’ve already completed one other novel (a main stream family relationship story) but I could see it was not good enough. I put it aside. I may go back to it later but in any case it was a good learning experience.

]]> By: Fiona Veitch Smith http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-188 Fiona Veitch Smith Sun, 07 Oct 2007 09:31:57 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-188 Sorry about that Sue. We all have good days and bad days. Hopefully the muse will make an appearance soon. What genre novel are you writing? Sorry about that Sue. We all have good days and bad days. Hopefully the muse will make an appearance soon. What genre novel are you writing?

]]> By: Soobdoo http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-185 Soobdoo Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:03:31 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-185 Thanks Fiona I did manage to do all the exercises. I just wasn't very happy with my results. They seemed pretty poor to me. Nothing to do with the course just me. Thanks Fiona
I did manage to do all the exercises.

I just wasn’t very happy with my results.
They seemed pretty poor to me.
Nothing to do with the course just me.

]]> By: Fiona Veitch Smith http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-184 Fiona Veitch Smith Sat, 06 Oct 2007 13:38:50 +0000 http://www.thecraftywriter.com/2007/10/03/writing-short-stories/#comment-184 Hi Sue. Sorry you couldn't get your hands on the stories. I hope you still managed to get something out of the session though. The opening line of each story is actually listed above eg ' My mother was making me a red dress ... ', so even without having read the whole story you can write down any questions that arise from these opening sentences. In fact, you don't need to read the stories at all (if you do though, you will discover how the questions that are raised are answered.) Hi Sue. Sorry you couldn’t get your hands on the stories. I hope you still managed to get something out of the session though. The opening line of each story is actually listed above eg ‘ My mother was making me a red dress … ‘, so even without having read the whole story you can write down any questions that arise from these opening sentences. In fact, you don’t need to read the stories at all (if you do though, you will discover how the questions that are raised are answered.)

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