Brian Lindenmuth sent me a couple of links that might be of interest to folks reading this blog. The first is a link to the blog of John Fox and his essay Ten Guidelines for Structuring a Short Story Collection. There's lots of good stuff in this essay with links to other sources about putting together a collection. http://www.thejohnfox.com/bookfox/2009/07/how-to-structure-a-short-story-collection.html Mr. Fox has an interesting site, if you click on main and scroll down there's another essay about Short Story Censorship. He also has a link to a large number of literary print magazines on his site.
The second link Brian passed along was to a website called The Human Genre Project. They're looking for short stories that revolve around the genes that make us human (I think). This project seems more geared for the sci-fi folks who understand the science of genetics. There's no pay and the rights all seem to be in order. Here's the link to what the project is all about http://www.humangenreproject.com/about.php and here's the link for contributing http://www.humangenreproject.com/contribute.php Thanks muchly, Brian!
Yesterday was the kick-off of the Clarity of Night flash contest and there's already stories posted on Jason's site for your reading pleasure. Whether you enter or not, it's a fun place to spend some time and read some great stories. http://clarityofnight.blogspot.com/
And over at Storytellers Unplugged, Mort Castle is running a short story contest in honor of his birthday. He's cleaned out his drawers and found the starting sentences for three stories that he's giving away. Pick any one you choose and write a story up to 1500 words and send it to Mr. Castle. The top three winners receive a autographed copy of one of his books. And people, the sentences are great! Even if you don't enter, they're sure to spark an idea. The details are here http://www.storytellersunplugged.com/my-birthday-gift-for-you
No comments:
Post a Comment