tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post3822127098886349492..comments2023-06-17T06:42:27.316-07:00Comments on snow like thought: Sir, prized I isRachel Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-38118127102080226622009-10-08T12:13:23.520-07:002009-10-08T12:13:23.520-07:00Thanks Penny - any room on that felt making course...Thanks Penny - any room on that felt making course? xRachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-57904792153414201632009-10-08T10:15:40.818-07:002009-10-08T10:15:40.818-07:00Gulp! Do you know, I think I might make stick with...Gulp! Do you know, I think I might make stick with making hats! lots of luck, Penny xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-85896019376925556992009-10-08T01:28:18.593-07:002009-10-08T01:28:18.593-07:00Thanks, Rachel. It does feel like the start of som...Thanks, Rachel. It does feel like the start of something big re: short fiction/poetry doesn't it. But even if nothing comes of it as far as my short fiction goes, I'll still keep writing it because I can't stop! I love it to read and write.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-88991385787940704812009-10-07T23:31:14.324-07:002009-10-07T23:31:14.324-07:00I think short fiction (like poetry) is back with a...I think short fiction (like poetry) is back with a vengeance...or just about to be. It makes sense really...generation of small attention spans and all that. Nuala's stories, for example, are more striking and memorable than so, so many of the novels coming out just now. It's very exciting!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-52027922094566238462009-10-07T12:13:32.483-07:002009-10-07T12:13:32.483-07:00Wow! Nuala, that would be a hugenormous help!!! Th...Wow! Nuala, that would be a hugenormous help!!! Thank you!!!Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-20044822538078582522009-10-07T06:13:01.910-07:002009-10-07T06:13:01.910-07:00Hi R
CONGRATS!!!!
Email me and I can mail you the ...Hi R<br />CONGRATS!!!!<br />Email me and I can mail you the synopsis I did for Nude - it might help? A group of stories with a theme are always easier to sell.<br />N xGroup 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-15792334136985306152009-10-07T00:17:41.938-07:002009-10-07T00:17:41.938-07:00Thanks, Dominic, though I'm not so sure this a...Thanks, Dominic, though I'm not so sure this agent thinks I've got what it takes - yet - he's only agreed to read some material: it isn't by any means a guarantee that he's going to sign me :(<br /><br />I know what you mean. Just blogging makes me feel more confident about my writing but I think I might actually fall over with shock if I get an agent (goodness knows what'll happen to me if I get my work published!)<br /><br />Thanks for the positive spin!Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-79121000897848086642009-10-06T16:10:54.932-07:002009-10-06T16:10:54.932-07:00I wouldn't know what to suggest - but congratu...I wouldn't know what to suggest - but congratulations! <br /><br />Good things can be terrifying. Isn't it great to feel that someone somewhere thinks you've got what it takes?Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-22096078138215447642009-10-06T12:55:47.689-07:002009-10-06T12:55:47.689-07:00Thank you, Lori! And if you haven't read any s...Thank you, Lori! And if you haven't read any short stories yet, you should definitely give them a go - maybe start with some that are in a themed collection, rather than the entire short fiction output of an author, or start with the short fiction work of an author you already like. I'll do another post about this soon! <br />I remember your review about Dostoyevsky - here's the link to the google page with info on his short fiction:<br />http://www.google.co.nz/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLL_enNZ336NZ336&q=dostoyevsky+short+stories<br />Maybe something there will take your fancy.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-82954854454976017312009-10-06T09:28:03.853-07:002009-10-06T09:28:03.853-07:00Oh, and I do like what you're saying about the...Oh, and I do like what you're saying about the difference between short story collection and novels. You might almost make me read short stories now.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17708851895104018255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-31694959304647905292009-10-06T09:26:05.514-07:002009-10-06T09:26:05.514-07:00Oh, sorry I haven't seen this post earlier. Th...Oh, sorry I haven't seen this post earlier. That is great news. I have no idea about short story submissions, but I am sure you'll figure it out because you're good. And it sounds really interesting to me. If I were an agent...I'd be hooked already. Good luck! Good luck!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17708851895104018255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-27606207836559460092009-10-06T03:33:15.677-07:002009-10-06T03:33:15.677-07:00Thank you, Mary - I figured (sadly) that there was...Thank you, Mary - I figured (sadly) that there wasn't much hope for my short stories without a novel, and it's even more depressing to know that KG's having trouble selling hers! But I so love short stories. I've spent all of today honing my letter (nerves) and I'll get onto the synopses again tomorrow! :)Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-60603323555248868732009-10-06T02:22:24.264-07:002009-10-06T02:22:24.264-07:00Great news, Rachel. I'd send the novel synopsi...Great news, Rachel. I'd send the novel synopsis and long extract plus a short story synopsis of sorts with more of a 'blurb' for each one - showing any links - plus two sample stories. The novel will sell it as short stories don't. Even Kirsty Gunn's been told to hold the short story collection til the novel's done... Good luck.Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-11749982501538352392009-10-06T00:31:17.904-07:002009-10-06T00:31:17.904-07:00Thanks, Thomas - now all I have to do is apply my ...Thanks, Thomas - now all I have to do is apply my story brevity to the letter! That's all! Argh!<br /><br />Haha! Triptych - It's like my painting - works on a principle of thirds!<br /><br />Thank you.Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-56052480489459248862009-10-06T00:15:21.470-07:002009-10-06T00:15:21.470-07:00I have no experience of this sort of thing, but it...I have no experience of this sort of thing, but it seems to me that you have said most of what you need to say about your collection and about you in paragraph four of this post.<br /><br />I wouldn't worry too much about form, I would just write something short and honest and follow the agent's guidlines alone. <br /><br />As for pitching a triptych, I'd do that in three parts:-P<br /><br />I wish you luck!Thomas Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12987047131104943571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-68500963411054088082009-10-05T23:54:35.914-07:002009-10-05T23:54:35.914-07:00I know, Donna, there doesn't appear to be much...I know, Donna, there doesn't appear to be much hope of geting them published as a collection anytime soon :( <br /><br />I am beginning to submit to journals and competitions - very tentatively! I know I have to improve my writing CV for sure - it's nonexistent! Been too busy writing see, and not busy enough sending off!<br /><br />Am still pushing my other novels, too, which is just getting me down because - basically I want an agent and each agent represents a 'best fit' with each individual novel, but each of those novels is completely different, in style, structure, content! Aargh! It's driving me mad. I need an agent who likes diversity! Thanks for the advice, though, and support!<br /><br /><br />Andrea - thanks. I have sent a couple of favourites off to competitions! I feel like I'm chopping myself up into different parts to sell as different products to varying outlets/agents...at this rate I'll end up with split personalities! :/<br /><br />Hi, Adelaide - I know that's where the market is but it sucks! What's the publishing industry got against SHORT fiction? The fashion industry makes 'petite' and 'tall' clothing ranges, they sell! The public needs choice...and I'm guessing, if they had more choice, they'd buy more short fiction. And my collection would work as a novel but the fact is, it isn't a novel! It's short fiction - and for the most part, short short fiction!<br /><br />Come on everybody - give some BIG enthusiasm for SHORT stories!<br /><br />I fear I have lost my mind :oRachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-49982581596202057682009-10-05T21:53:54.990-07:002009-10-05T21:53:54.990-07:00Present them as long stories or even novellas.
Th...Present them as long stories or even novellas.<br /><br />There is a really excellent anthology of LONG stories by famous authors.<br /><br />So look for other stories like that and throw them into the 'awareness of the market' section/'sellability' section.Adelaide Duponthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01490123934889071074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-23432299771999118442009-10-05T21:53:35.864-07:002009-10-05T21:53:35.864-07:00Congrats! How exciting. Yeah, I agree that short f...Congrats! How exciting. Yeah, I agree that short fiction is a genre all of its own and certainly isn't easier because it is shorter.<br /><br />I guess you could pick out a few favourite stories out of the collection to focus on? I'm not an expert in such matters, though.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931148046937718412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-45646293512552683972009-10-05T21:43:09.171-07:002009-10-05T21:43:09.171-07:00I have no practical advice for query/synopsis writ...I have no practical advice for query/synopsis writing for shorts, in fact I don't think I have ever seen advice offered by agents or editors in that regard. It is a tough area to crack.<br /><br />Perhaps magazines - who are more likely to print shorts - have submission guidelines that could help you, Rachel?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-34716003779260986552009-10-05T18:03:09.385-07:002009-10-05T18:03:09.385-07:00Thank you, Cat, and for taking the time to get the...Thank you, Cat, and for taking the time to get the link. I think that site may be more geared towards children's fiction but I'll take another look. There are lots of sites like that but I am not sure I trust to send my synopses away!<br /><br />I don't have a problem with writing synopses, per se (though I loathe it), I was mainly curious to know if I should treat the process differently for my short fiction collection and triptych from the way I would with a straight novel...I have set aside the rest of this week's writing time to look into it!Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573472801176728225.post-62546902318633972752009-10-05T17:03:53.677-07:002009-10-05T17:03:53.677-07:00Rachel there is a site called "Editorial Anon...Rachel there is a site called "Editorial Anonymous" that might help...you can send the owner queries at editorialanonymous@hotmail.comcatdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.com