tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post130602679345610608..comments2022-06-14T07:00:41.001-07:00Comments on The Slow and Steady School of Writing: Kick Start Your Short StoryAnne Duguid Knolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10332742931248440319noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-64125663349224383682012-06-12T07:21:30.132-07:002012-06-12T07:21:30.132-07:00Hello Ruth, I'm happy you find this useful. Th...Hello Ruth, I'm happy you find this useful. Thanks for letting me know :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-31547526452382796442012-06-11T07:24:09.618-07:002012-06-11T07:24:09.618-07:00This is great information! I'm bookmarking it....This is great information! I'm bookmarking it.Ruth Donnellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12305109099610123918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-71156097295221742052012-06-06T04:26:31.674-07:002012-06-06T04:26:31.674-07:00Hi Magdalena and Pat,
So glad you found this usefu...Hi Magdalena and Pat,<br />So glad you found this useful and delighted you'll be using and sharing the info. You know, Annie's blog is such a wonderful source of writing information, I have the bookmarked icon to Slow and Steady School of Writing on my desktop because Annie puts up such useful links and content all the time, I just have to keep coming back. Thank you Annie!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-70539490002996937952012-06-06T03:29:08.277-07:002012-06-06T03:29:08.277-07:00Great guidelines, Wendy. I've saved this artic...Great guidelines, Wendy. I've saved this article for future reference and plan to share it with my writing group. Nicely done!Pat McDermotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17969402820726235963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-30469073735762342552012-06-06T00:41:01.354-07:002012-06-06T00:41:01.354-07:00Wow, Wendy this is an exceptional amount of inform...Wow, Wendy this is an exceptional amount of information compacted into a concise guide. I've definitely bookmarked this and suspect I'll be returning to it regularly, everytime I write a short story. Thank you!Magdalena Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00182314078304734996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-15255528925782225272012-06-05T18:26:42.938-07:002012-06-05T18:26:42.938-07:00Hi Karen, That's great to hear. Thanks.Hi Karen, That's great to hear. Thanks.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-32450281460145374392012-06-05T07:34:49.600-07:002012-06-05T07:34:49.600-07:00Great post! Lots of information. I'll be bookm...Great post! Lots of information. I'll be bookmarking and sharing this!Karen Cioffihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492421057039326702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-2555936659419644222012-06-04T22:52:19.516-07:002012-06-04T22:52:19.516-07:00Hi Edith, Glad you liked the article. Having a fr...Hi Edith, Glad you liked the article. Having a fragment is half the battle - now you just need to give it a purpose, turn it into one episode, choose a frame and your gem will practically write itself. You'll be the next O'Henry or Guy de Maupassant. I want to morph into O'Henry.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-89800232381069491672012-06-04T22:28:15.688-07:002012-06-04T22:28:15.688-07:00Really a great article, Wendy. One of these days I...Really a great article, Wendy. One of these days I'll tackle a short story and refer to this post again. Two fragments lie around abandoned...<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your knowledge!Edith Parzefallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12861941454295101808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-3698234973906495262012-06-04T22:01:43.113-07:002012-06-04T22:01:43.113-07:00Thanks for stopping by Carole. Lovely to see you....Thanks for stopping by Carole. Lovely to see you. You have currently an empty head? Never! I hope you have fun with the links for Characters and for Situations. They should get your Muse running riot again and not only for short stories.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-62026798831684596582012-06-04T21:51:22.171-07:002012-06-04T21:51:22.171-07:00Wonderful Wendy working her magic again! Thank you...Wonderful Wendy working her magic again! Thank you so much for this post Wendy. It's so clear that I'm going to print it out and keep it handy to read and re-read until my absent muse returns to my currently empty head. And thank you Annie for hosting Wendy today. I well remember Billy the Bonsai Bull and The Unhewn Stone but have not tried Happiness Guaranteed yet - must put that on the list.Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412888794609103726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-90574305407395289022012-06-04T21:17:11.022-07:002012-06-04T21:17:11.022-07:00Hi Barbara, I think you'll find the framework ...Hi Barbara, I think you'll find the framework helps to contain the story to the one most important episode and keeps the purpose uppermost. I hope the lists make your choice of character type and motive easier. Thank you for being here.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-1871565043001054362012-06-04T20:50:25.409-07:002012-06-04T20:50:25.409-07:00Thanks, Wendy, for laying this process out in logi...Thanks, Wendy, for laying this process out in logical order. I'd like to try it with my children's stories.<br />And than, you, too, Annie, for inviting Wendy to share her expertise.BarbaraBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06689988620214233757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-73402797744923556292012-06-04T16:45:47.992-07:002012-06-04T16:45:47.992-07:00Hi Nancy,
I'm glad you like the post. This mea...Hi Nancy,<br />I'm glad you like the post. This means a great deal to me since you and Annie are my favourite editors. Spitzli sends a cute little 'hello' bark to you and your lovely horses.<br />Hi Rosalie, you say the nicest things. Thank you.<br />Hi Cheryl, I'm so glad you stopped by. Thanks for your comment.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-5330013395461024322012-06-04T15:57:16.782-07:002012-06-04T15:57:16.782-07:00Lots of good info for short story writers!Lots of good info for short story writers!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101939218861758437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-20331101141458170732012-06-04T15:42:01.524-07:002012-06-04T15:42:01.524-07:00Amazing amount of information shared Wendy. This i...Amazing amount of information shared Wendy. This is worth keeping. For any one who hasn't already read Wendy's short stories.. don't waste another day. <br />For a longer adventure I recommend Wendy's The Unhewn Stone. It's one of those wonderful stories you can read and re read and enjoy each time.<br />Wendy, thanks for sharing. Are these the secrets behind your magic pen? Annie, wonderful blog.Rosalie Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530160674372850136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-768750305439652752012-06-04T15:27:13.647-07:002012-06-04T15:27:13.647-07:00Great post Wendy. So happy to visit two of my favo...Great post Wendy. So happy to visit two of my favorite people here. Hi Annie, Hi Wendy <br /><br />Nancy<br />say hi to Spitzly for me.Nancy Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03356478899930577271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-29853829632659269002012-06-04T15:23:30.140-07:002012-06-04T15:23:30.140-07:00Hi Vicki,
It sounds like you write novellas rather...Hi Vicki,<br />It sounds like you write novellas rather than short stories. A novella could be expanded into a novel, but a short story is compact, a gem in itself. Without a frame, a short story soon escapes and you realize you have a short (or long) book. That's what happened to me with The Unhewn Stone. I wanted to write a 3,000 word short story but it got away from me because I lost the point and put much more into the story. It became 117,000 words which had to be polished back to 93,000 words. I'm not sorry though. :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-15204818258791784772012-06-04T14:24:55.236-07:002012-06-04T14:24:55.236-07:00Hi, Wendy. I had to see your post as I write mostl...Hi, Wendy. I had to see your post as I write mostly short, romantic fiction. And had no idea about the breakdown. Just went naturally with what I'd learned from writing a book and making it shorter. Thanks so much.Vicki Batman, sassy writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846704675542248648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-1384246378773558202012-06-04T13:07:09.362-07:002012-06-04T13:07:09.362-07:00Thanks for having me here today, Annie. I'm gl...Thanks for having me here today, Annie. I'm glad you find the post useful.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144462529436497886.post-15680014409702071932012-06-04T05:43:36.255-07:002012-06-04T05:43:36.255-07:00Thanks so much for this Wendy. Definitely a post t...Thanks so much for this Wendy. Definitely a post to bookmark and keep. So useful for planning those competition entries and ensuring publication.Anne Duguid Knolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10332742931248440319noreply@blogger.com