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Yes, David, I admire that too. Unfortunately, I can't have any kind of daily routine - a demanding and unpredictable job, a household to run and 90 year old mother requiring round-the-clock care leave me virtually no time for writing most days of ...
Er - yes, well, I've done that, of course! And indeed short stories have 'plots', but more in the manner of Greek tragedy than of Elizabethan drama. Just to supplement to your comment, I find that writing a difficult part of a novel in the form of...
I started out writing novels. And my first love is writing novels. But I found over the years of studying under published writers who are known for their novels that one thing they all agree on is that writing short stories strengthens the writers...
You make a number of important points. I emphatically agree that reading your work aloud is indispensable for eliminating technical errors and stylistic infelicities - in particular, it must always be done with the 'final' draft. And for me, as ap...
My first publication, “Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident” is a collection of 8 interconnected short stories, what some call a linked novel. The first four short stories come out of novels I wrote prior to entering my MFA program in 200...
Having two novels to your name... How many drafts did each of them go through before you considered them publishable, and how long did the process take in toto? (I ask because on the 7th or 8th drafts, which still yield unsatisfactory products, I ...
Could be a best-seller, Tony.
I picked up a how-to-write book some six years ago, when I first decided to try my hand at fiction. After half an hour in its company, I was thanking a benevolent local deity that I'd borrowed the damned thing from t...
Tony, what Clark has said about everyone having a book in them may be true. But I wish some of the books I've read had stayed within their authors, where I'm sure they'd have been happier.
It's one thing to have a book inside you. It's another th...
Clark is obviously well informed about this topic and has illuminating data at his fingertips - he'll be able to contribute much more to the discussion than I will!
I'm not sure what I can contribute, Mari, except to share a tale of What Not To Do (when I didn't even realize it counted as "self-publishing")... but for what it's (I'm) worth...
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You've tried querying, checked alternatives, and believe your book will have a market if it is published. Author Houses don't appeal to you. Your manuscript is ready. What's next? Don't stress!
A slightly revised version of this story - much enhanced by Charlotte Holley's illustrations - has just appeared as an e-publication by Gypsy Shadow Publishing (http://www.gypsyshadow.com/MarksExcerpts.html#Fenella). I posted the unrevised version...
I plan to be there at 11 a.m. CST on Nov 6, but I can't do the other slots - it's a matter of time zones.
My visits to TWB are few and far between now - I don't have enough hours in the day (I certainly don't have enough to indulge in Facebook or...
A former colleague, who retired shortly after I did, suggested that we start up an editing business together. I declined, suggesting instead that we each set up a small editing business, specializing in slightly different areas, and send work to e...
I'm too old to remember my ex-girlfriends, so if they (or I) did anything requiring forgiveness, it's obviously been forgotten; on my side, at least.
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Fenella and the Magic Mirror: a spoof fairy-tale
A slightly revised version of this story - much enhanced by Charlotte Holley's illustrations - has just appeared as an e-publication by Gypsy Shadow Publishing (http://www.gypsyshadow.com/MarksExcerpts.html#Fenella). I posted the unrevised version as a blog here ages ago!
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Posted on October 31, 2009 at 4:43pm —
Shameless self-promotion: "Perilaus"
My novel Perilaus has had a number of stunning reviews, including three on the Amazon site (http://www.amazon.com/Perilaus-Mark-P-Henderson/dp/1606938126) from which the book can be purchased, two on the Barnes & Noble site (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Perilaus/Mark-P-Henderson/e/9781606938126) from which ditto, one on Facebook... The book can also be purchased directly from the publisher (bookorder@aeg-online-store.com).
Here are some of the nice things that readers have said:-… Continue
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Posted on September 20, 2009 at 5:21pm —
A practical joke that backfired
THIS TALE IS DISGRACEFUL AND NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH
The anatomy dissecting room at medical school is an unsavoury place, not only because of the array of formalin-pickled cadavers in various stages of demolition that occupies the ranks and files of tables, but also because of the medical students who're doing the dissecting. They're young, most are living away from home for the first time, and - no matter how hard-working and dedicated - they're frivolous; especially the males. You trust… Continue
The anatomy dissecting room at medical school is an unsavoury place, not only because of the array of formalin-pickled cadavers in various stages of demolition that occupies the ranks and files of tables, but also because of the medical students who're doing the dissecting. They're young, most are living away from home for the first time, and - no matter how hard-working and dedicated - they're frivolous; especially the males. You trust… Continue
Posted on August 13, 2009 at 9:00am — 4 Comments
Fenella and the Magic Mirror: a spoof fairy-tale
Fenella and the Magic Mirror
Fenella was growing up – and up. Whenever her father took a holiday from jousting and fighting and returned to his castle, he’d glance at his elder daughter, shake his head and declare her Unsatisfactory. Her mother, Lady Geraldine, was in despair. Despair, of course, is the proper condition for a lady whose husband spends most of his life away from home, jousting and fighting.
“A damsel should be fair and delicate, like your dear sister Felicity,” sighed La… Continue
Fenella was growing up – and up. Whenever her father took a holiday from jousting and fighting and returned to his castle, he’d glance at his elder daughter, shake his head and declare her Unsatisfactory. Her mother, Lady Geraldine, was in despair. Despair, of course, is the proper condition for a lady whose husband spends most of his life away from home, jousting and fighting.
“A damsel should be fair and delicate, like your dear sister Felicity,” sighed La… Continue
Posted on August 6, 2009 at 4:30pm — 6 Comments
Short story: Disappearing Act
DISAPPEARING ACT
By the time my friends and I had reached the age of eight or nine we’d become fascinated by the village allotments. We couldn’t get into them, so many of our fantasies involved doing so. Those allotments were barred from the world by a hedge so high that a galloping deer couldn’t have cleared it, and so thick and dense that a Centurion tank couldn’t have penetrated it. Nor could a mouse. The hedge was interrupted only by a single gate secured with a massive padlock, to w… Continue
By the time my friends and I had reached the age of eight or nine we’d become fascinated by the village allotments. We couldn’t get into them, so many of our fantasies involved doing so. Those allotments were barred from the world by a hedge so high that a galloping deer couldn’t have cleared it, and so thick and dense that a Centurion tank couldn’t have penetrated it. Nor could a mouse. The hedge was interrupted only by a single gate secured with a massive padlock, to w… Continue
Posted on June 29, 2009 at 11:47am — 4 Comments
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- At 12:00pm on September 6, 2009,
Brian L Porter said…
- Hi Mark,
Thanks for your blog comment. I sincerely hope that when you do eventually get your copy of 'Legacy of the Ripper' it will live up to your expectations. I appreciate your kind words and hope you're having a great weekend.
Best regards
Brian
- At 10:00am on August 25, 2009,
David N Alderman said… - Thank you, Mark, for taking the time to check out some of my work. I appreciate the encouraging words you have given me regarding my writing. It's nice to hear what someone I barely know thinks of my work, whether good or bad, especially approaching the release of my novel. :)
- At 5:15pm on August 17, 2009,
Doville said… - I also love Byron, Shelley (with passion) and Coleridge! But I'm surprised you dislike Wordsworth, one of our best. I wrote a few small pieces of poetry that I haven't been able to find, but I will. At first, Wordsworth inspired me greatly, as well as Shelley. I think I got more inspiration from the earliest poets. But although I wrote some poetry, I never tried any for publishing, just as a pastime.
- At 6:26am on August 17, 2009,
Darden North, MD said…
- Hi Mark,
Thanks for the welcome. Yes, I am still a full-time, practicing ob/gyn ... still deliver babies and enjoy every minute of it. If you do read some of my work, I'd love to hear back.
Best,
Darden
- At 3:16pm on August 7, 2009,
Mari Sloan said… - You HAVE to find THAT one!!!!!!!!!!!!
- At 3:23pm on July 23, 2009,
Shannon Lynette said… - Welcome to the box :)
- At 8:34am on July 21, 2009,
- Good to hear from you again Mark. Thanks again, and I'll look forward to hearing what you think of the first two books.
Best regards
Brian
- At 7:49am on July 21, 2009,
- Hello Mark,
Thanks for your very kind compliment on my blog. Nice to see another Brit here on the site too. You're right abouthte reviews of course, I believe it's not so much how many stars the book gets as what the reviewer actually says about it that really counts and can help convince people to buy the work. I hope if you do read the two ripper books, you enjoy them as much as others seem to have done. I've just begun work on the third and final part of the trilogy.
Best regards
Brian
- At 12:57pm on July 9, 2009,
Tony Walker said… - Good morning (well, it is here in Arizona) Mark,
I read the Times, Grauniad, Torygraph, and the Daily Wail every day online, so I'd say that I was pretty well up on what's occurring back in the old sod. Fred the Shred is yet another symptom of Britain's current malaise, which has been imported from the US of A - greed.
However, the UK still isn't as bad a system as here, where politicians would laugh at the miniscule amounts of money the MPs are fiddling. Despite protestations that the US is "envied by the world", the average American struggles to get by on piss-poor wages, and works far longer hours and has less annual holiday time than anywhere in Europe.
I know that the UK is in a pretty bad state, but it's still home. I've realized, after almost fifteen years here, that Americans, while very pleasant as individuals, are still ... foreigners, at least to me. You can take me out of England, but you can't take England out of me.
We'll be scouting around for somewhere to live (York or Scarborough) when we visit in late September.
www.tonywalkerbooks.com
- At 5:03pm on July 8, 2009,
Tony Walker said…
- Hello Mark, and welcome. It's good to see a fellow Brit here at the WB - it adds a touch of culture and class!
I know Derbyshire, and the last time I was there was to visit the Tram Museum at Crich - is that anywhere near Glossop?
I'm a Yorkie myself, born in York, but lived in London for 25 years before moving to Arizona, where I live in genteel poverty. We (the Amazon Queen and I) plan to move back to the UK, as soon as we can sell our home in Scottsdale - damn this recession!
All the best,
Tony W
www.tonywalkerbooks.com
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