The Shouter and the Chanter in Alien Skin
Hot on the heels of my last publication announcement (see below) I bring you ‘The Shouter and the Chanter’ which is out now in Alien Skin.
I very much enjoy writing and reading flash fiction and this is the second time I have had a piece appear in Alien Skin (thanks guys). People often say that sci-fi (and fantasy) books are longer than other genre novels because the writer needs to spend so many words on world building. This is clearly not true and part of the skill of a good sci-fi writer is to embed the world building seamlessly into the rest of the story. There is no better way to practice this art than to write flash fiction.
Hi Graham, here I am as suggested.
Had a pick at your other posts and have to congratulate you on all published short stories. Hope some day I can say the same. One step at a time… for now I’m still adjusting to my second language, to all rules that make good creative writing and to my dearest first novel manuscript… lol
Vanessa.
Hi Vanessa!
I know everybody says it but perseverance is an absolute prerequisite to becoming a published author. But there are other things that help too. I’m embarrassed to say how dumb I was about publication and for how many years. In my whole life, I had had no fiction published whatsoever, then, suddenly, in middle age, I’m publishing ten short stories a year and I get a book contract! I wrote a guest blog for Patty Jansen where I tried to sum up the things I’d learned that had led to my sudden success. It might be worth a look.
Anyway, the very best of luck – with the language and the book.
Graham.