Tag: short fiction

Catching up: FBCW Shortlist Times Two!

Jan 10, 2024

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Ace Baker

in golden gloves

Ok, ok, so I’m sad about the fact that I didn’t make it to the top two positions… but I’m quite thrilled that I made the shortlist in not one, but two categories in The Federation of BC Writers latest contest: https://bcwriters.ca/2023LiteraryContest My flash fiction story, “The Match,” and my short story, “Wave Runner,” both…
I have a MAGPIE…I’d love a RAVEN!

Oct 26, 2015

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Ace Baker

in writer ace baker

Don’t worry–I don’t keep wild birds captive in my home. All I mean is that I just heard some good news: Dear Authors, Congratulations! If you are receiving this email it means one or more of your stories has made it onto the long list for the Raven Contest. . . Pulp Literature is a high-quality…
Jennifer Manuel #002: Pathos and simile in SILENT E !

Nov 13, 2013

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Ace Baker

in choose your weapon, fancy footwork, fiction, knockout idea, power punch, short stories, Uncategorized, writing technique

After my analysis of Jennifer Manuel’s award-winning story, “The Woman in the Box with the Baby,” Jennifer wrote and tweeted to tell me she was pleased with what I had to say about her work –whew! She also e-mailed me a copy of another award-winning tale of hers, “Silent E,” a story that earned…
Writer’s Digest Mystery…Solved! 7th place in Literary Fiction!

Jul 26, 2013

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Ace Baker

in fiction, short stories, writer ace baker

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…
Cody Klippenstein #005: A gentle touch with personification…

Jul 23, 2013

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Ace Baker

in fancy footwork, fiction, novels, short stories, writing technique

Is it day five already? Our final day of looking at some of the writing technique Cody Klippenstein uses in “Case Studies in Ascension”? It’s gone by quickly. For today, I decided to end with a tool familiar to most every writer: personification. Let’s read the passage first: Neither Obaa-san nor I have been…
SPEED BAG: #001 Brainstorm from this title…

Jun 18, 2013

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Ace Baker

in fiction, novels, short stories, speed bag, starters

Today, we’ll try our first speed bag drill. These are meant to be quick writings–your hand flows across the paper for as long as you can maintain it (hopefully at least 5 minutes). Here’s how it’ll work today: I’m going to give you a title. It comes from an article by Nicholas Schnidle in the…

Tag: short fiction

Catching up: FBCW Shortlist Times Two!

I have a MAGPIE…I’d love a RAVEN!

Jennifer Manuel #002: Pathos and simile in SILENT E !

Writer’s Digest Mystery…Solved! 7th place in Literary Fiction!

Cody Klippenstein #005: A gentle touch with personification…

SPEED BAG: #001 Brainstorm from this title…