tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13025557.post584284565415554256..comments2024-01-16T00:32:06.076-08:00Comments on Rebecca York/Ruth Glick: The Joy of Short StoriesRebecca Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00868406006575223127noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13025557.post-27264694261073514352013-01-17T12:53:46.889-08:002013-01-17T12:53:46.889-08:00Thanks, Elizabeth. It's a form I really like.Thanks, Elizabeth. It's a form I really like.Rebecca Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00868406006575223127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13025557.post-40618541731215543622013-01-17T12:17:42.925-08:002013-01-17T12:17:42.925-08:00I am always amazed by people who can write short. ...I am always amazed by people who can write short. I have a hard time doing that. Guess I'm wordy. But more than that, I find it difficult to pack a whole story into a limited number of pages. Your short works are astounding in terms of the tension and plot you manage to pack into them. Kudos!Elizabeth Ashtreehttp://www.elizabethashtree.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13025557.post-33016558146848933092013-01-16T15:24:48.892-08:002013-01-16T15:24:48.892-08:00Thanks, Toby. One of the few things I have the rig...Thanks, Toby. One of the few things I have the rights to is a short story called Conquest, which I'm going to publish. I wrote it like a three-act play, where it dips into the lives of the characters at three crucial times.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797338879140793709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13025557.post-77867916545479879982013-01-16T15:19:52.829-08:002013-01-16T15:19:52.829-08:00I write novels and love reading them, but there...I write novels and love reading them, but there's a special place in my heart for short stories. I loved the collections of my childhood and teen years: Salinger's "Nine Stories," each a gem; Updike, O'Hara, Cheever--many top novelists also wrote shorts. Decades back,some of mine appeared in McCalls, Family Circle and Ladies Home Journal. All the women's mags carried them. And then, except for literary journals, the shorts disappeared. They're back now. In collections like Nathan Englander's brilliant "For the Relief of Unbearable Urges." And independently, especially e-published. I really enjoyed your "Hot and Dangerous," Rebecca. It's a smart, sexy, action-packed quick read that jump-starts all kinds of hormones. Keep 'em coming.Toby Devensnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13025557.post-83535582799975127872013-01-16T07:59:01.824-08:002013-01-16T07:59:01.824-08:00I'm in awe of anyone able to write short. I&#...I'm in awe of anyone able to write short. I've written only one novella, at my editor's request and still came in 5K words over the length requested. Managed to cut it down by 3K and that's how it went to press. It's a unique talent, but given how well you've done it, it gives me something to shoot for. The stories in Decorah Security Series are a perfect model. I'm waiting for the next one!Chassie Westnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13025557.post-75592985942223134852013-01-15T21:22:54.946-08:002013-01-15T21:22:54.946-08:00I read anthologies now and again, but really like ...I read anthologies now and again, but really like a longer book. With short stories, I'm always left wondering what happens next.<br /><br />That said, for travel, short stories are great. Willa Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465306036271972772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13025557.post-46964277240893120442013-01-15T20:35:38.732-08:002013-01-15T20:35:38.732-08:00Pearl, I didn't know we had that in common. A...Pearl, I didn't know we had that in common. Adventures in Time and Space was a major influence on me!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797338879140793709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13025557.post-47179728112466307512013-01-15T20:19:20.653-08:002013-01-15T20:19:20.653-08:00Short stories have become my best source for tryin...Short stories have become my best source for trying new authors. Anthologies of short fiction allow me to sample new aspects of genres, leading me to some of my favorite authors of urban fantasy, which led me to steampunk and who knows where else next. Like you, I fell in love with sci-fi in my pre-teens, Andre Norton, Zenna Henderson, Anne McCaffrey, were my role models. I devoured anthologies of the golden age, so I will always have a soft spot in my heart for the short story.pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09183408879145395533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13025557.post-91371743167347682362013-01-15T18:11:35.820-08:002013-01-15T18:11:35.820-08:00I guess my favorite length is a longish, but not e...I guess my favorite length is a longish, but not exhausting novel--but I like fast-paced and tightly edited NOT longer due to padding! I used to love beautifully crafted, taut short stories, but you are right, they have been hard to find for quite a while. Nancy Baggetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851138020743719189noreply@blogger.com