tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post8565390491472599680..comments2024-03-24T13:49:53.099-04:00Comments on Romance Books '4' Us: Writing Large & Small by Rose AndersonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-72759098371391680712014-09-05T06:12:37.501-04:002014-09-05T06:12:37.501-04:00Loved your short extracts, Rose, and your Christma...Loved your short extracts, Rose, and your Christmas short story is lovely. I'm trying to get used to writing shorts, but I always have too much story! Thanks for sharing your extracts. I'll try and use them for inspiration :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-3924289520117614182014-09-04T20:35:28.233-04:002014-09-04T20:35:28.233-04:00Thanks for stopping by, everyone, and thanks for t...Thanks for stopping by, everyone, and thanks for the nice words. I heartily recommend a small writing prompt when the muse escapes you. You'll be surprised. If you want my links to try for yourself, just ask.<br /><br />JoAnne & Gemma: The internet is good for us shy babies. :)<br /><br />Ray: Ester with that spelling is a name from my youth. I was in the hospital and one of my evening nurses was named Ester. I asked her about her unusual spelling and she said her name was supposed to be Easter but somehow the "a" was left off her birth certificate. On the other hand, esterification sounds like something I'd pull a name off of!Rose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-81168405535792571912014-09-04T20:20:04.603-04:002014-09-04T20:20:04.603-04:00Wonderful post Rose! I love the challenges of writ...Wonderful post Rose! I love the challenges of writing short stories but especially flash fiction (100-1000 words). These flash fiction pieces are usually just a scene but can become a vital part of a larger book. <br /><br />I wish you all the best!Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-84775008468566621542014-09-04T18:32:26.535-04:002014-09-04T18:32:26.535-04:00I've also always been shy by nature, Rose, but...I've also always been shy by nature, Rose, but the internet has amplified my 'voice' and made me throw some caution to the wind.<br /><br />I prefer writing novella length and want to get better at short stories. Don't have the patience at this stage to stick with a big book, although I still have two from long ago to finish.<br /><br />Your Ester's Bees and the selkie short are fun to read.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10005215075724810989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-22003743947406653442014-09-04T18:31:00.692-04:002014-09-04T18:31:00.692-04:00Funny thing about Ester. I kept thinking the name ...Funny thing about Ester. I kept thinking the name came from esterification as something you came up with tongue in cheek rather than Ester a variation of Esther. I know if it were my story it could have been the source of the name. Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01308737766288257680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-14310230789430120442014-09-04T18:06:28.073-04:002014-09-04T18:06:28.073-04:00Rose,
The shorts you posted are gems! I loved the...Rose,<br /><br />The shorts you posted are gems! I loved them all but "Ester's Bees" was my absolute favorite. Thanks for sharing:)Parishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18430750954598484156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-62520207543789118552014-09-04T13:04:28.443-04:002014-09-04T13:04:28.443-04:00Great writing, Rose. I don't think I'd be ...Great writing, Rose. I don't think I'd be good at writing quite that short. Waves of admiration from me to you!jean hart stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287808234288499369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-16990194108929007102014-09-04T12:19:56.808-04:002014-09-04T12:19:56.808-04:00Hi, Rose! I love writing short--like Cara. We bond...Hi, Rose! I love writing short--like Cara. We bonded over writing short fiction. Longer projects make me restless. But I do a few. Vicki Batman, sassy writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846704675542248648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-28995734930907668152014-09-04T11:50:32.781-04:002014-09-04T11:50:32.781-04:00Hitchcock was a master of the small story. I think...Hitchcock was a master of the small story. I think that's what he found so appealing about Daphne du Maurier's short story - The Birds.<br /><br />lol Leg of lamb murderer. That's a funny concept.Rose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-62099148187774521192014-09-04T11:40:12.661-04:002014-09-04T11:40:12.661-04:00The Darwin Murder Anthology would have made a good...The Darwin Murder Anthology would have made a good plot for The Twilight Zone or The Alfred Hitchcock TV series. <br /><br />Twilight Zone: the submissive husband who used a hammer on his wife.<br /><br />Hitchcock: A woman who kept killing men with a leg of lamb then eating the evidence until one time the lamb was still frozen and she got caught.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01308737766288257680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-23951960847870561102014-09-04T10:47:55.103-04:002014-09-04T10:47:55.103-04:00Rose I really enjoyed your post I know for sure my...Rose I really enjoyed your post I know for sure my brain would be challenged when writing 100 or 200 or even 1000 words what a great exercise for writers brainJudy Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190725381203763171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-13458974966211985992014-09-04T10:12:04.116-04:002014-09-04T10:12:04.116-04:00An interesting post Rose. I am also shy around peo...An interesting post Rose. I am also shy around people and the computer allows me to hide and speak, while writing my short stories. Thank you for sharing and thinking about us small writers. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05981543474791174293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-53869182090736896012014-09-04T10:08:50.666-04:002014-09-04T10:08:50.666-04:00Good post, Rose. I love writing short. It's ...Good post, Rose. I love writing short. It's a great exercise in creativity and a short look into a moment in time.janeleopoldquinn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393771532686229258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-59757484597934552852014-09-04T09:23:30.423-04:002014-09-04T09:23:30.423-04:00Fascinating post, Rose. Thanks for sharing.Fascinating post, Rose. Thanks for sharing.Tina Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160021732404091277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-48470939231582324752014-09-04T09:18:50.738-04:002014-09-04T09:18:50.738-04:00I can give you all my links if you'd like to t...I can give you all my links if you'd like to try it, Sandy. The other participants always have nice things to say and give honest critique of everyone's efforts. It's been a great exercise for me. <br /><br />For 1000-2000 words, you can contribute to the two EQ anthologies! Rose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-40221263990196100702014-09-04T09:07:08.150-04:002014-09-04T09:07:08.150-04:00Rose, I've always written large, but then my p...Rose, I've always written large, but then my publisher suggested writing novellas and short stories. It will be a challenge for me to write a 1500 to 2000 word short. Smile!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-17866776962578524232014-09-04T08:54:15.676-04:002014-09-04T08:54:15.676-04:00Thanks, Cara. It's a skill to distill big thou...Thanks, Cara. It's a skill to distill big thought down to a few tight words. My mind considers ALL the details important when I write stories. My novels might end at 900k if I'm not careful! lolRose Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429566802562925080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-91826194204158410962014-09-04T08:44:53.688-04:002014-09-04T08:44:53.688-04:00I love the shorts you posted, Rose. Very clever. I...I love the shorts you posted, Rose. Very clever. I have trouble writing large. I find short stories and "category-length" stories so much easier to write than larger ones. This short story by Hemingway is supposed to be the shortest story ever: For sale, baby shoes, never worn.Cara Marsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384839120633419382noreply@blogger.com