Miriam by Truman Capote (1945) For several years, Mrs. H. T. Miller lived alone in a pleasant apartment (two rooms with kitchenette) in a remodeled brownstone near the East River. She was a widow: Mr. H. T. Miller had left a reasonable amount of insurance. Her interests were narrow, she had no friends to speak … Continue reading “The Saturday Night Special: “Miriam” by Truman Capote”
Source: Guidelines for Submitting Books for Review to Ajoobacats Blog Ajoobacats is willing to review books on Kindle (mobi format). She writes at the beginning of her home page: ” Please note I preferentially and primarily review books on Kindle (mobi format) and have been doing so since 2012. I only consider physical books in exceptional circumstances. “I … Continue reading “Guidelines for Submitting Books for Review to Ajoobacats Blog”
“The Stranger” is a 2014 Chilean film directed by Guillermo Amoedo and produced by Eli Roth and Nicolas Lopez. Although most critics gave this low ratings in spite of citing some good aspects, I found this movie to be much better than average because of its thoughtful, understated style which is a relief from so many … Continue reading “Review of Guillermo Amoedo’s Film “The Stranger””
The Case of Lady Sannox by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1922) from Tales of Terror and Mystery The Project Gutenberg E-text This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project … Continue reading “The Saturday Night Special: “The Case of Lady Sannox””
On Thursday, December 10, the Farmington Writers Circle had another productive meeting. Attending were myself, Linda Frederick, Yvonne Ravenwood, Vicki Holmsten, Cluff Eliott, Traci Hales-Vass (professor of creative writing at San Juan College), and Roberta Summers, who gave an informal talk on writing professional query letters. The next meeting will be on January 7, at … Continue reading “Notes from Farmington Writers Circle of December 10”
Source: With your heart fixed on the Supreme Lord: Foreword, issue the 11th Do not judge this article by its title; it’s not what you expect. Check out this neat article from The Stockholm Review of Literature on publication, rejection, and J.D. Salinger (pictured). Thoughts? Comments?
I was surfing the Internet today, looking for a bit of modern horror to post on my blog, when I came across an article from Halloween, 2014, at The Guardian entitled “The internet’s spookiest tales: what’s your modern horror story?” It discusses Reddit’s NoSleep, which the author describes as “the site’s home for original horror fiction”. … Continue reading “Interesting Contemporary Story: “My Dead Girlfriend…””
Since I decided to publish submitted flash fiction on this website, I have had to explore its various subtypes, of which there seem to be an increasing number with definitions that often vary from editor to editor. Here is what I have discovered so far: Flash fiction: generally accepted to be any prose work of 1,000 … Continue reading “The Bewildering Subcategories of Flash Fiction”
If you would like to submit an article or book/movie review on the art of writing horror fiction or just on the art of writing, please send it to horror@philslattery.com. Everything must be submitted by e-mail either in the body of the e-mail or a Word document (.doc or .docx). There is no pay for … Continue reading “Submissions Now Being Considered”
I will consider articles, short stories, and poems for publication on Slattery’s Magazine for Writers. Please feel free to submit at any time. I will try to post your work as soon as I can. I am looking for short, flash, or micro fiction that demonstrates the art of writing, whether it be prose, poetry, one-act plays, … Continue reading “Submissions and Announcements”
The other day I found and posted a good article on submitting to magazines. Today I found a good article on cover letters (via Nightmare Magazine) at Inkpunks.com. In my experience, this is some sage advice. I recommend highly that you visit Nightmare Magazine, peruse their guidelines, and then follow their link to the Inkpunks.com … Continue reading “From Inkpunks.com: “Your Cover Letter and You””
Around 8:30 tonight I sent off a bit of nanofiction entitled “Warehouses and All” to Beechwood Review, hoping to hear from them in 1-2 weeks. I went to the grocery and when I returned about 9:15 I checked my e-mail to find that it had already been accepted. The editor, Richard Heby, commented “Touching, sharp, … Continue reading “Publication Announcement: “Warehouses and All””
This I share with you tonight for entertainment and because it addresses one or two issues affecting writers in general. I was searching for somewhere to publish a very short work (probably nanofiction) of mine tonight and I came across the submission guidelines at Jersey Devil Press. I love guidelines that show a sense of … Continue reading ““Behind the Curtain” at Jersey Devil Press”
I ran across a good, common sense article on some publication basics today on the Fey Publishing blog. Please visit them at Fey Publishing Blog. The article is entitled “Advice Straight from a Publisher on Getting Your Book Published”. It was originally published on July 18, 2014. Also, Mr. Charles Shell makes a good point … Continue reading “Good, Brief Blogpost on Publication at Fey Publishing”
While over at Hastings tonight (not much to do in Farmington on a Monday night), I saw a new book entitled “The Annotated Lovecraft” (I hope I have the title right). It’s about 8″ x 10″ x 2-3″ thick. It contains a lot, if not all, of Lovecraft’s works with copious notes and illustrations, including photos of … Continue reading “The Annotated Lovecraft”
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