Than you so much for posting this on Twitter it caught my eye and I have now pinched it and posted it on my blog! http://lauracrean.wordpress.com/2013/12/17/stephen-king-on-the-short-story/ - really enjoyed watching that - thanks!
Hi Tony a great and timely post. I started writing my first book Gemini as a series of short stories and then I joined them up. The last time I looked at the first of five books was last March and I ground to a halt. Now in my review and edit this month the first book is now a series of short stories all linked up and I will follow this structure for the whole five books. As a disciple of SK and his On Writing book I was interested in his comments. Perhaps my concern about the length of some 5k to 6k stories is misplaced. Alexander.
Than you so much for posting this on Twitter it caught my eye and I have now pinched it and posted it on my blog! http://lauracrean.wordpress.com/2013/12/17/stephen-king-on-the-short-story/ - really enjoyed watching that - thanks!
ReplyDeleteHi Laura - it's good to be reminded about the power of short stories :)
ReplyDeleteHi Tony a great and timely post. I started writing my first book Gemini as a series of short stories and then I joined them up. The last time I looked at the first of five books was last March and I ground to a halt. Now in my review and edit this month the first book is now a series of short stories all linked up and I will follow this structure for the whole five books. As a disciple of SK and his On Writing book I was interested in his comments. Perhaps my concern about the length of some 5k to 6k stories is misplaced. Alexander.
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