In a Nutshell

[changeling67]

Comments

[j-flattermann.livejournal.com]

Ouch! That story is too short. Never try just one, go the long way and try everywhere. Perhaps you'll find a YES.

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

I have read up re writing for a living - seems that the publishers prefer 3 chapters of a novel than short stories. Will have to rethink my style (short stories and plenty of them).

[j-flattermann.livejournal.com]

Maybe the format of Poe works, he first published in newspapers and then created a collection afterwards.

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

Yes, you are right - when it comes to short story publications, it is best to start sending your stuff to magazine/short story competitions. I have been told that I should start small and work my way up :-)

[bluegerl.livejournal.com]

And the BBC have short story comps.... 5000 wds enough to fill a quarter of an hour. They've got three of mine, but I've never heard one yet... and NO correspondence or return of scripts.

[calico-pye.livejournal.com]

Re the Beeb, I remember my late father doing the same - one of his had a trial run through a radio workshop group, but was never aired. He was on a manual typewriter too, so doubly annoying. I reread some of his stuff recently - it was interesting. His style of writing was very like Tom Sharpe's. Maybe it needed a bit of polish, but good nevertheless.