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The Depths and Shallows of Short Fiction

Posted by kevin on Apr 18, 2011 in Writing

Last night I finished writing a short story that is, without a doubt, the “deepest” story I’ve written. Before I talk about that, I want to talk about some of the “shallow” (and I say this not in a derogatory way) work I’ve done. To date, the only short story that I’ve managed to get [...]

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To Quit Or Not To Quit (writing) – That Is The Question

Posted by kevin on Mar 30, 2011 in Publications, Writing

Those of you who have read some of my previous blog posts (assuming anybody reads this blog anymore) know that I’ve addressed the issue of rejection before. My feelings on rejection have stayed fundamentally the same: rejection is part of the game. If you plan on being a writer, you need to plan on getting [...]

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A Writer’s New Years Resolutions

Posted by kevin on Jan 3, 2011 in Publications, Writing

This time of year we fill ourselves with empty promises (we call them “resolutions”) to do more, be better, and achieve everything we’ve always wanted to achieve. The trick here isn’t to avoid resolutions all together, the trick is to treat them as goals and make them achievable.

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How NOT to write a short story

Posted by kevin on Sep 2, 2010 in Writing

Certainly there are thousands of other pieces of advice that writers can give about making better short stories, but avoiding the pitfalls in this post helped me write some of my best short stories ever.

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Rejection and a Kick in the Face

Posted by kevin on Jul 19, 2010 in Publications, Writing

If you read the title of this blog post and you expected me to spin a lengthy yarn about how my latest rejection was a kick to the face, then you’re actually wrong. That said, I think this post is still worth reading.

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