I'm looking for LITERARY FICTION writers, especially short story writers, who are interested in perfecting their work for publication. If you are not an avid reader of short stories please do not respond. To write the short story, you need to read the short story, and be familiar with the form. I have a broad definition of Literary Fiction. It does not include Romance, Erotica, Para-Normal, or Fantasy, but it can include Science Fiction, Mystery and the Western, if the writing is fine and the characters are fully developed, compelling, and central. For instance, I've just finished the first draft of a long short, 11,000 words which is a combination love story and mystery, set in Victorian London. Sherlock Holmes is co-starring. Most of my other stories are around 5,000 words. I am continually improving and submitting stories to Literary Magazines, and hope to find other writers with similar ambitions. Look forward to hearing from you.
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Literary Fiction/Short Story writers for critique and publication
- Thread starter Lorena Cassady
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Hello Lorena,
Perhaps we can critique the opening 13 lines, or about 200 words, of our stories here and see if we would like to swap the entire pieces. My story is literary horror, and is approximately 7600 words. I always find reading a person's fiction is the best introduction anyway.
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The Ascent Made Him Plunge
Francisco stepped through The Doors, and almost stumbled back out when Wabi pounced from around the bar, bright smile splitting his mustached face, wiry arms opened wide in a hug that pulled Francisco into intimate contact with him.
“My man!” The words vibrated in Wabi’s chest, and if possible, he pulled Francisco closer, their thin frames pressed flat together threatening to become one. Francisco peered past Wabi’s shoulders to the windows at the other end of The Doors, and contemplated breaking the bar owner’s hold and pushing, sprinting him through the tinted glass to the ground five stories below.
“My band’s been practicing that song you wrote for me last month, and it’s going awesome!”
Perhaps we can critique the opening 13 lines, or about 200 words, of our stories here and see if we would like to swap the entire pieces. My story is literary horror, and is approximately 7600 words. I always find reading a person's fiction is the best introduction anyway.
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The Ascent Made Him Plunge
Francisco stepped through The Doors, and almost stumbled back out when Wabi pounced from around the bar, bright smile splitting his mustached face, wiry arms opened wide in a hug that pulled Francisco into intimate contact with him.
“My man!” The words vibrated in Wabi’s chest, and if possible, he pulled Francisco closer, their thin frames pressed flat together threatening to become one. Francisco peered past Wabi’s shoulders to the windows at the other end of The Doors, and contemplated breaking the bar owner’s hold and pushing, sprinting him through the tinted glass to the ground five stories below.
“My band’s been practicing that song you wrote for me last month, and it’s going awesome!”
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