Which works best – long story titles or short?.How to trim the fat – and cut to the chase - in your writing.There’s only one subject which alone can make good writing. Hint: it’s not where you’re doing it now. Every creative writing teacher says “show, don’t tell.” Here’s how it’s done.How creating small character traits can pay big dividends in building people who are believable.The elements of a great short story title.The secret to crafting stories with power and immediacy.The one writing skill you must develop to create characters that live.What Francis Ford Coppola can teach you about writing compelling short fiction.In Part I of How to Write and Sell Short Stories, Harlan Ellison shares some of his long years of experience – and his ideas on how to write memorable, powerful stories. On the art and craft of writing short stories Her 8th published novel, a psychological thriller titled Cradle of Secrets, is forthcoming from Steeple Hill. Lisa Mondello is the author of 7 romance novels, including the Texas Heart series, published by Avalon Books. The Washington Post calls Harlan Ellison “one of the great living American short story writers.” He is the recipient of numerous awards for his fiction - including 8 ½ Hugo awards, 3 Nebula awards, 6 Bram Stoker awards, and 2 Edgar Allen Poe awards. You know: the one in which Kirk and Spock accidentally go through a time portal to the past, where Kirk falls in love with Joan Collins. He also wrote the classic Star Trek episode, “The City On the Edge of Forever.” He wrote the original script for the I, Robot movie … not the one they ended up shooting with Will Smith. Ellison is the author of 75 books … two dozen teleplays … a dozen motion pictures … and more than 1,700 essays, articles, newspapercolumns, and stories. Harlan Ellison and Lisa Mondello are eminently qualified to help you write and sell short fiction.
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