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Tuesday Book Review: Dead Men Can’t Complain
I adore short stories. My PhD involve my reading many short stories. I try to write chapters of novels as though they’re complete short stories. And I regularly record a podcast with my pal Colin Davies where we look at classic pieces of short fiction. Which is probably why I found this collection so engaging. … Continue reading Tuesday Book Review: Dead Men Can’t Complain
S J Dawson
S J Dawson says: “I wrote Rainbow Dust originally in 1996 and decided as unicorns are now all the rage I would try and get it published. I went through an independent publisher, Purple Parrot Publishing and in July 2019 Rainbow Dust officially went on sale. I have lots of other children’s books I’m working … Continue reading S J Dawson
5 x 5 Writing Tips: Genre
The Ash & Col Podcast
It seems mean-spirited to describe a short story as a steaming sack of garbage. And yet, here we are, having read Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s tedious and lacklustre: ‘An Account of Some Strange Disturbances in Aungier Street’. This is not the worst story I’ve read. I’m fairly sure that honour goes to the impenetrable and … Continue reading The Ash & Col Podcast
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