tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post4830813999189849153..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: The joy of shortsFrances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-88303145124131549432011-01-26T14:20:21.976+00:002011-01-26T14:20:21.976+00:00No I haven't Frances...I'm heading there n...No I haven't Frances...I'm heading there now!Akasha Savage.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13482147165827577180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-14367318760967377212011-01-25T17:43:04.588+00:002011-01-25T17:43:04.588+00:00Hi Akasha. Yes - it's good to have someone to ...Hi Akasha. Yes - it's good to have someone to do all the market research for you (although my market's pretty specific). Have you tried the Wrtiers' Room at the BBC (on line)?Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-42983389995068888722011-01-25T16:39:49.721+00:002011-01-25T16:39:49.721+00:00I enjoy writing short stories and wish there was m...I enjoy writing short stories and wish there was more of a call for them to be published. I didn't realise there were agents who specialised in this field. I'll have to go a-hunting! I also love reading shorts, especially Stephen King's.Akasha Savage.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13482147165827577180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-9885948743778473432011-01-25T13:20:59.473+00:002011-01-25T13:20:59.473+00:00Understood and done!Understood and done!C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-13617891148675290342011-01-24T22:31:13.229+00:002011-01-24T22:31:13.229+00:00I'm so sorry, Nevets, but I really can't o...I'm so sorry, Nevets, but I really can't on my blog; it's a bit too public. But if you email me (address on my website) I could give you more details.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-21084914134598652732011-01-24T18:00:46.438+00:002011-01-24T18:00:46.438+00:00Frances, would you be averse to mentioning your sh...Frances, would you be averse to mentioning your short story agent's name, just as a starting point for a bit of research?<br /><br />Thanks!C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-67983185698928061342011-01-24T16:45:37.578+00:002011-01-24T16:45:37.578+00:00To write like Roald Dahl - that really would be so...To write like Roald Dahl - that really would be something, Tim!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-39997752961450497662011-01-24T16:40:06.649+00:002011-01-24T16:40:06.649+00:00I've never really cracked the technique of sho...I've never really cracked the technique of short stories, but I admire people who can pull them off. And "fun" ones are much better suited to the medium. Yes, "Dubliners" is all well and good, but wouldn't we all rather read Roald Dahl?Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-36430308891938686352011-01-24T15:15:44.784+00:002011-01-24T15:15:44.784+00:00Nevets, having an agent is absolutely wonderful. I...Nevets, having an agent is absolutely wonderful. I've had mine for years, and she sells stories abroad and in this country. They are magazine stories, so not great literature, but I enjoy writing them , and they used to make me a respectable little income before I started writing novels. My agent knows the market well, and knows exactly what's needed at any given time (it changes all the time), adn has all the contacts. Also very useful if, like me, you're lazy!Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-13210569516090395042011-01-24T13:58:10.494+00:002011-01-24T13:58:10.494+00:00Love writing short stories. They're so conden...Love writing short stories. They're so condensed and tight by nature. It's very liberating for me to sit down with nothing more than a small vision and a little time to put it on paper.<br /><br />Have you found using an agent for your short stories to be helpful, by the way? In the states, at least, most authors are discouraged from using agents for shorts, but I'll freely admit that I find the process of keeping up with the ever-shifting market exhausting and nearly impossible, and I've wondered if having an agent might help make those waters more navigable.C. N. Nevetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00375714948653196993noreply@blogger.com