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A Brief Review of “Stone Reader”

Just watched a documentary called “Stone Reader.” I’m probably late in the game since it came out in 2002. There is no film more about “After the MFA” than this.
Morbidly, I watched and learned about a brilliant writer from the Iowa Workshop, who published a first novel in 1972 called “The Stones of Summer.” The [...]

Posted 29 September 2007 † gordon § Reading § Uncategorized § Writing § Writing craft ‡ Comments (7)

If Only She Could Quench Her Thirst

“Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.” — Kurt Vonnegut

Posted 27 September 2007 † gordon § Just a thought § Quotes § Writing § Writing craft ‡ Comments (0)

Hey, Use My List!

Most of this post was composed over several nights between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., so I apologize for typos and grammatical errors.
On submitting
What follows are suggestions for submitting your stories and/or excerpts to small literary journals.
Build an extensive list:
I have a list of just over 100 literary and electronic journals that I submit to, [...]

Posted 22 September 2007 † armand § Guest posts § Markets § Publishing § Writing ‡ Comments (12)