tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879050821473926447.post4503074328394748075..comments2023-10-17T12:19:20.805+01:00Comments on Elizabeth Bailey - Helping Writers Get it Right: Sue Moorcroft with Tips for writing short stories for the weekly magazine marketElizabeth Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09407958362024218785noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879050821473926447.post-16201797981013119702012-06-25T17:47:25.686+01:002012-06-25T17:47:25.686+01:00Good luck, Julie! SGood luck, Julie! SSue Moorcrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437522010690696601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879050821473926447.post-59958189408685347782012-06-25T13:49:46.371+01:002012-06-25T13:49:46.371+01:00Thank you so much for this. Comes in handy right n...Thank you so much for this. Comes in handy right now, as I have started to try submitting stories to magazines again.Julie Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10370540030678282595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879050821473926447.post-73744010126558809962012-06-25T08:04:08.886+01:002012-06-25T08:04:08.886+01:00*Rubbish grammar alert! I should have written: eac...*Rubbish grammar alert! I should have written: each one is a single episode. :-)Sue Moorcrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437522010690696601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879050821473926447.post-73481712878685805952012-06-25T08:03:21.893+01:002012-06-25T08:03:21.893+01:00Hi Carol,
I think what can make short stories hard...Hi Carol,<br />I think what can make short stories hard is that they're a single episode. There's no room to make more than one point. <br /><br />I think of a short story as a single painting on a gallery wall. Without other paintings alongside to divide the attention of the viewer, it really has to be able to stand up to scrutiny.Sue Moorcrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437522010690696601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879050821473926447.post-85449575621501432352012-06-24T20:11:32.786+01:002012-06-24T20:11:32.786+01:00I do agree. But it's a good discipline doing s...I do agree. But it's a good discipline doing something different, I think. Thanks for visiting and commenting, Carol.Elizabeth Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09407958362024218785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2879050821473926447.post-87168940485232395612012-06-24T20:07:46.618+01:002012-06-24T20:07:46.618+01:00Thanks Sue, and Liz. I often try my hand at short ...Thanks Sue, and Liz. I often try my hand at short stories - and send them in for competitions. Rarely win, though. Now I have a good guideline to follow. I don't know if you agree - it seems harder when one always write novels to then write 'shorts'. Guess we have too much to say.... x CCarol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.com