tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post4867255591481769535..comments2023-10-30T15:13:22.680+00:00Comments on Strictly Writing: Guest Blog by Vanessa Gebbie - The Art of the Short StoryDThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-29867641780061112712009-12-18T20:59:04.671+00:002009-12-18T20:59:04.671+00:00Hi womagwriter - I hope you really love the book -...Hi womagwriter - I hope you really love the book - enjoy!Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-2910154694232522302009-12-18T19:41:08.426+00:002009-12-18T19:41:08.426+00:00My copy of SC arrived a couple of days ago. Haven&...My copy of SC arrived a couple of days ago. Haven't started it yet but am looking forward to it. Will take it skiing next week!Kath McGurlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526923882402757423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-74437309653738817232009-12-18T12:46:30.749+00:002009-12-18T12:46:30.749+00:00A Small Good Thing was startling. It didn;t seem t...A Small Good Thing was startling. It didn;t seem to have a standard beginning, middle and end, and was all the better for it. <br /><br />I'd recommend Irwin Shaw's collection 'God was here but he left early'. And also the stories of Damon Runyon.DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-5570261548593211802009-12-17T22:06:23.566+00:002009-12-17T22:06:23.566+00:00Thanks, Jane, I will explore Twitter! And Anthony ...Thanks, Jane, I will explore Twitter! And Anthony - thank you for a lovely endorsement. happy writing.Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-44078533510406701992009-12-17T21:42:14.544+00:002009-12-17T21:42:14.544+00:00Vanessa, Twitter might be a good place to have tha...Vanessa, Twitter might be a good place to have that discussion--it can work very well for such things.Jane Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411253302725735470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-22881917410686588112009-12-17T21:35:37.424+00:002009-12-17T21:35:37.424+00:00I got the book a few weeks ago. It's excellent...I got the book a few weeks ago. It's excellent. Very well written contributions from writers who really know what they're talking about. I'd definitely recommend it. (And I'd also recommend buying it direct from Salt - small publishers like them need our support.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00030986385002169139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-91920536557863551252009-12-17T20:36:07.626+00:002009-12-17T20:36:07.626+00:00A thought, coming out of this comment thread. We&#...A thought, coming out of this comment thread. We'll try to hve a short story discussion forum linked to the SC website.. thank you for the idea, Jane S!.Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-35175987543106122832009-12-17T18:07:01.497+00:002009-12-17T18:07:01.497+00:00I hope you love the book, Jenzarina!I hope you love the book, Jenzarina!Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-47526603761832836782009-12-17T17:07:11.738+00:002009-12-17T17:07:11.738+00:00Thanks geraldine - I hope you love the book next y...Thanks geraldine - I hope you love the book next year or whenever!<br /><br />Jane - wow. What a wonderful comment. Im delighted you loved it, and want to ask you all sorts of questions!!Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-82705457475038314732009-12-17T17:05:40.806+00:002009-12-17T17:05:40.806+00:00Thanks Samantha - the Egyptian stories sound rathe...Thanks Samantha - the Egyptian stories sound rather fun. Good on you. Im not sure what a 'proper' short story is! I prefer improper ones, I think...(!)Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-54699584957524460562009-12-17T17:03:59.693+00:002009-12-17T17:03:59.693+00:00Oh my goodness, Caroline - what a shame. Have you ...Oh my goodness, Caroline - what a shame. Have you tried Aimee Bender? Tania Hershman? Nuala ni Conchuir? <br /><br />Aimee's are quirky, and mesmerising. Tanias are resonant, strong, emotionally straight as a die. Nuala's are sexy. Jump in, the water's great!Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-40401958687226293842009-12-17T16:49:05.704+00:002009-12-17T16:49:05.704+00:00I have asked Father Christmas for this for Christm...I have asked Father Christmas for this for Christmas (directing his elves towards Salt's own website, of course)<br /><br />Fingers crossed I have been a good girl this year, it looks brilliant!Jenzarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152293618233525536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-6018388662326917852009-12-17T12:27:08.038+00:002009-12-17T12:27:08.038+00:00Just for those of you who are unlucky enough not t...Just for those of you who are unlucky enough not to have read Short Circuit yet: I bought it when it first came out and it is BRILLIANT. I recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone who is remotely interested in writing short stories, and even to those of you who are not: the short form is such a difficult one to get right that if you manage it, anything else you write is going to be improved, too.<br /><br />Vanessa, thank you for writing such a useful and inspiring book. My copy is bristling with Post-It notes now, which are full of my scribbled questions and ideas. I could work from it for years!Jane Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411253302725735470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-13391951270032480052009-12-17T11:53:15.292+00:002009-12-17T11:53:15.292+00:00Sounds like a great book, Vanessa. One for next y...Sounds like a great book, Vanessa. One for next year's wish list!Geraldine Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575892095296317266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-63592203602526738992009-12-17T11:08:52.683+00:002009-12-17T11:08:52.683+00:00I have never written a short story. But having sai...I have never written a short story. But having said that, i suppose i wrote a few in my current novel set in Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptians loved telling stories and spent many a night time regaling each other with tales of spooks and crocodiles, so i included a few in my novel (it was also a useful tool for giving information about a character who didn't appear until the end!).<br /><br />Still, i am in awe of you 'proper' short-story writers.<br /><br />Great post!Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894920115299109640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-24667601706888933152009-12-17T10:54:10.651+00:002009-12-17T10:54:10.651+00:00I am a heathen about short stories and don't e...I am a heathen about short stories and don't enjoy them at all, but I think this needs to change in 2010!<br />Thanks for an interesting post, Vanessa.Caroline Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708248040141519582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-88190700247028590182009-12-17T09:45:07.314+00:002009-12-17T09:45:07.314+00:00Thank you Susie, and thank you Julie. I think it&#...Thank you Susie, and thank you Julie. I think it's pretty good too!Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-55343617677330647192009-12-17T09:30:55.502+00:002009-12-17T09:30:55.502+00:00Wonderful post, Vanessa, and most helpful. Another...Wonderful post, Vanessa, and most helpful. Another book for the Xmas list!<br /><br />Julie xxJulie Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06546678603569056691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2725342624231517088.post-90580011020259088852009-12-17T08:58:11.857+00:002009-12-17T08:58:11.857+00:00Thanks, Vanessa. Sounds like a most useful book -...Thanks, Vanessa. Sounds like a most useful book - will spread the word!<br />SusiexSusie Nott-Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08428000582406338267noreply@blogger.com