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THE
ART OF SHORT FICTION What
is it? Author
Charles Blackstone tells.
WRITING GREAT SHORT STORIES Elizabeth Kadetsky who teaches at Sarah Lawrence College and at Columbia University’s School of Journalism serves up some advice.
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CRAFTING
CHARACTERS THAT JUMP OFF THE PAGE Punching
up your
fiction?
Where there's a tipster, there's a way. Discover Robert Gregory Browne's
secrets to
getting multiple book deals.
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BIOFICTION
INTRODUCED Even as she receives 5 stars
on Amazon for Trine Erotic while editing/publishing
Entelechy: Mind & Culture, Alice Andrews takes time
to chat about the esoteric world of this mind-bending read.
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Here's our 2008 winner of TOP PICK!
“Duotrope Digest ”
"...think of Duotrope’s Digest as a matchmaker of sorts.
If you write fiction or poetry, we can help you find appropriate markets
for your work."
--Shannon Wendt, Duotrope creator
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SHALLA Magazine: Winter Blooms Issue (double-click the cover to read our latest picks!)
(double-click the cover to read our latest picks!)
Alana Lennie's TOP PICKS
Note: For
greater objectivity, these
submissions were read by our guest editor without names nor any
information about the author.
Who's on SHALLA CHATS? Know who Shalla has interviewed? Maybe you'll be next? Turn up the volume...
Hear our musician, Moose (Mooska), with his reggae/ska, other, acoustic blues, roots, leftfield music. Featuring: Dorchester author, Tess Mallory; Artscape author, Frederick Ramsay; Hallie Ephron; Shara Lanel; Margaret L. Carter; Gena Showalter; Judie Aitken; NY Times Best Selling author, Barry Eisler; Chick-Lit author, Sonia Singh; Brett Battles; Michele Scott; multiple Emmy Award winning TV news producer & author Mari Mancusi; Terry Spear; Andrea Wilder; Tina Gerow; Seamus Cashman; NY Times Bestselling author, Bob Mayer; Patricia M. Terrell and more! Produced and Directed by Shalla DeGuzman
EXCLUSIVE Advice to Writers: from an Editor/Book Publisher In summary, three vital concepts for the process: Persist; Trust; Revise! SHALLA CHATS with Seamus Cashman of Wolfhound Press Meet SHALLA Magazine's Guest Editors who are reading submissions for this issue: Literary
Agents, Alana
Lennie and Kelly
Sonnack. A Literary Agent Speaks
On
the fiction side, I’m more inclined toward the cozies, novels
with a current message and short stories, Michael likes historical
works.
SHALLA CHATS with literary agent, Alana Lennie of the Lennie Literary Agency & Authors Attorney continue...
I love manuscripts that have a clever, or witty sense of humor.
The Los Angeles Times dubbed the Dijkstra Agency "the most powerful literary agency on the West Coast" and why wouldn't it? Kelly Sonnack's agency is known for establishing and guiding the careers of many fiction and nonfiction authors, including Amy Tan, Mike Davis, Lisa See, etc. SHALLA CHATS with literary agent, Kelly Sonnack, from the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency (info also on Publisher's Marketplace)
Call-4-Submissions Most of our company’s success in TV and film has come from the sale of adaptations of books we represent. So it all starts with a great book. SHALLA CHATS with Kelly Skillen, manager with PMA & Film Management, Inc. Agenting Short-Story Collections
I don’t like formulaic work. I don’t like work that deems itself the next Harry Potter by aspiring writers who deem themselves the next Tolkien.
SHALLA CHATS with literary agent, Jonathan James of the James Literary Agency Inc.
For
fiction, I’ll look for writing credentials,
such as publication credits (either magazines, literary journals or books
published by mainstream publishing houses), writing prizes, or degrees
in creative writing. SHALLA CHATS with literary agent, Ellen Pepus of the ELLEN PEPUS LITERARY AGENCY
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IS ON SHALLA CHATS
SHALLA Magazine has arrived
& we're always getting better & better, & better...
SHALLA Magazine in your iPod... on You Tube... --oh my!
Everyone's a Critic! Where our guest assistant editors choose their top 10's or top 5's or... Read what they say about each one!
Literary Agent Kelly Sonnack's TOP PICKS
Who will we nominate for the Pushcart next?
Mark Treitel 's TOP PICKS
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THE REQUIRED ACCOMPANYING COVER LETTER by Richard Fein 2. Soap by Jared Wahlgren 3. HILLS LIKE PINK ELEPHANTS by Bruce Stirling
PICKS
Who are we nominating for the Pushcart in 2009?
EXCLUSIVES Advice to Writers: from an Editor/Book Publisher In summary, three vital concepts for the process: Persist; Trust; Revise! SHALLA CHATS with Seamus Cashman of Wolfhound Press
SHALLA MINGLES with Mr. Fitness, Alex Cristo “Writers: Get Fit!”
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