tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post7395900965001961556..comments2023-09-30T13:56:55.331+01:00Comments on Annalisa Crawford - Wake up, eat, write, sleep: The Man Booker Prize 2011Annalisa Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-8724304871953722622011-10-24T16:14:34.797+01:002011-10-24T16:14:34.797+01:00Teresa - thank you so much for the reward. I'l...Teresa - thank you so much for the reward. I'll be over to check it out later, time is getting away from me now.<br /><br />Alex - I've read some great ones too. Size shouldn't matter if the story works.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-58656826193561801132011-10-23T20:12:27.329+01:002011-10-23T20:12:27.329+01:00I couple of my blogger buddies have written excell...I couple of my blogger buddies have written excellent novellas. Shame they aren't more popular.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-39498587550556686632011-10-23T20:09:13.019+01:002011-10-23T20:09:13.019+01:00Yes, the short story/novella is popular in ebooks....Yes, the short story/novella is popular in ebooks... agree with Sarah ;-) <br /><br />BTW I've left an award for you over on my blog. You're so good at visiting me, I wanted to give you something back :D <br /><br />Teresa xTeresa F Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04368928238008888457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-28799839808664832462011-10-22T09:58:54.316+01:002011-10-22T09:58:54.316+01:00Jenny - e-books are probably better shorter: can y...Jenny - e-books are probably better shorter: can you imagine reading War and Peace length books on a Kindle? (I can't imagine it at all because I've never used one - but you might :-))<br /><br />Rosalind - I write short stories too, and my only outlet is competitions because I can't get my head around all the online markets (of which there are loads, but not a lot paying). But I'm not sure whether I'd have publishers turning me down but publishing lots of other great stuff OR this Amazon monopoly that seems to be taking place.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-17744916642536322552011-10-21T15:58:06.176+01:002011-10-21T15:58:06.176+01:00The length shouldn't matter. It should be abou...The length shouldn't matter. It should be about the story but the publishers have so much say in what we're allowed to read. I love reading short stories and I spent several years writing them too but the only outlet was women's magazines. There's nothing wrong with magazines. It's just that the content is too proscribed.Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-47111172560542140712011-10-20T20:48:37.780+01:002011-10-20T20:48:37.780+01:00Yeah, I've heard shorter fiction is doing well...Yeah, I've heard shorter fiction is doing well in e-formats. Which is wonderful because that's what I also doJennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777606275930092186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-2495813247548434642011-10-20T18:15:18.080+01:002011-10-20T18:15:18.080+01:00I admit, I'm guilty of skimming if I'm bor...I admit, I'm guilty of skimming if I'm bored by either very technical writing, or very descriptive - you're stood in a field, I get it, I've done it myself! As a writer I hate the thought that my words would be skimmed, and try hard not to let that happen.<br /><br />I've heard that criticism of Solar from someone else - I'm not that tempted to read it.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-79628601547219993532011-10-20T11:58:09.489+01:002011-10-20T11:58:09.489+01:00Here, here! I just finished Solar by Ian McEwan w...Here, here! I just finished Solar by Ian McEwan which isn't a very long book anyway but I felt at times it was padded out. The characters and story were clever and amusing, but there was SO MUCH PHYSICS in it - more than the average layperson finds interesting I'm sure (or maybe it was just me?)and it went on for paragraphs and in some cases, pages. It wasn't essential to the plot - and finding it boring, I skimmed most of it!Linda Kinghttp://excusemewhileinotethatdown.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-12546064977221052212011-10-19T18:50:02.987+01:002011-10-19T18:50:02.987+01:00I forget about e-books. I don't have an e-read...I forget about e-books. I don't have an e-reader/Kindle/other brand name, so it's not my automatic thought. You're right, though, that there's much more scope with e-publishing.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-33147594441480262792011-10-19T18:11:15.424+01:002011-10-19T18:11:15.424+01:00This will help, but I think the 'something'...This will help, but I think the 'something' has already started, in e-books at least; and hopefully,when publishers see that they're working, they'll realise that people want them. We can but hope, anyway :-)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.com