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How to Make a Killing Jar: Out and About!
Ace Baker’s collection of 12+1 stories is published and is getting reviews! Find it on amazon.ca or amazon.com:
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Opening paragraphs #004: Help NOT wanted!
Have you ever been in a situation where you want to help someone, but they don’t want to be helped? Take a look at this opening by Jess Row in “The Call of Blood“: Mornings he finds Mrs. Kang upright in bed, peeling invisible ginger with an invisible knife. She watches her hands with…
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Opening paragraphs #003: Shake it up!
For day three of our investigation of openings, I thought I’d show you one that is powerful, sarcastic, hilarious, and tragic–all at the same time! Check out the beginning to “Property,” by Elizabeth McCracken: The ad should have said, For rent, six-room hovel. Quarter-filled Mrs. Butterworth’s bottle in living room, sandy sheets throughout, lingering…
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Writer’s Digest Mystery…Solved! 7th place in Literary Fiction!
Ok, while I had hoped it might rank even higher, my short story, “The High Price of Fish,” won 7th place in the 82nd Writer’s Digest Competition. There were a heavy number of entries, so I’m quite happy about this! I’ve really been concentrating on reading great short fiction writers this year and learning technique…