On Reading (and Writing!) Short

<p>When Ron Collins talks about writing (and about life!) I listen. On Writing (And Reading) Short is filled with wisdom heart and joy. Writers of all levels will be glad they read it</p><p> </p><p class=ql-align-center>David H. Hendrickson</p><p class=ql-align-center>Award-winning author of <em>Death in the Serengeti and Other Stories</em></p><p> </p><p class=ql-align-center>-----</p><p> </p><p class=ql-align-center><em>I wanted to write science fiction and </em>The Novel and Short Story Market<em> laid out facts about the market for such tales ... the fields were lush the game most definitely afoot. I mean seriously. Add up all that space and you get literally thousands of short stories being published every year.</em></p><p class=ql-align-center><em> </em></p><p class=ql-align-center><em>How hard could it be?</em></p><p class=ql-align-center><em> </em></p><p class=ql-align-center><em>That peal of rolling thunder you hear is the combined laughter of every writer on the planet.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>So goes award-winning SF author Ron Collins's sometimes humorous sometimes heart-warming but always true-to-the-bone ode to a life spent writing the short story. Specifically the science fiction short story.</p><p> </p><p>Using experience built through thirty years of publishing short fiction Collins touches on every facet of a writing career beginning with Why the Short Story? and progressing to The Only Truth that matters-as well as The Second Only Truth that matters. Inside you'll consider the difference between short stories and novels partake in a few reader cookies and even discover the only reason a new writer should decide to join a critique group. </p><p> </p><p>And then there's Write Club. We can't forget Write Club now can we?</p><p> </p><p>Other topics include: </p><p> </p><p>·        Careers vs. Real Jobs</p><p>·        Finding Your Beat</p><p>·        Speed vs. Quality</p><p>·        Stalled Writers</p><p>·        The World of Editors</p><p>·        Short Fiction and the Indie World</p><p>·        And a lot more!</p><p> </p><p>All discussed with a personal touch that illuminates a life devoted to writing-and reading-short.</p><p> </p><p>If you write short stories or simply love reading them this is the book for you.</p>