Short Stories: Making a Collection, Part I
Reading Time: 9 minutesTamsin Hopkins writes poetry and fiction. Her collection – Shore to Shore, river stories was longlisted for the Edge...
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On Writing Short Stories: Observations and Apercus
Reading Time: 4 minutesCharlie Hill is the author of two novels, with a novella due in September from Cinnamon...
The Development of the British Short Story
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe Development of the British Short Story: Volume 1 Professor Charles E. May is currently working...
Setting and Place in Short Stories by Tamsin Hopkins
Reading Time: 12 minutesWhy should I care about setting in my stories? I always skip long descriptive passages,...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Submission
Reading Time: 4 minutesArticle by Sean Preston Tonight I met a writer for a drink. Huddled against the...
Status Updates: Short Fiction in the Age of Facebook
Reading Time: 9 minutesBy Anne O’Neill Of all the literary forms I believe the short story to be...
On Writing and Rejection
Reading Time: 4 minutesWallowing in yet another rejection today, I realized that writers are either bat-shit-crazy or masochists....
Ideas and Inspiration in Short Stories
Reading Time: 8 minutesShore to Shore author Tamsin Hopkins discusses her own writing practice and asks three emerging...
Carys Davies and the Multitasking Opener by Tamsin Hopkins
Reading Time: 8 minutesIf, like me, you keep a notebook just for recording the beginnings of short stories...