Comments on: Red Letter Day

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:46:20 +0000

I have a stack of 20 research books that I want to read next to the stack of 6 I should read beside the books I promised to read and…oh…that doesn’t count what I’m writing…

By: Jeremy Jones

Jeremy Jones — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:09:14 +0000

I know all about not being able to read enough. I read Men’s Health over the weekend, I’m now reading FICTION IS FOLKS by Robert Newton Peck (which is a great analysis of the power of characterization in fiction), and on deck are a book on Setting and a collection of Poe’s short stories.

I am also about 200 pages in to Dune: House Atreides.

And I want to read some Shakespeare (never did pay attention to that in school), and I think Moby Dick and some Hemingway and Twain.

And then some newer stuff. I am a studying freak right now. And I have two short stories that I am about to go through with all the new information I’ve gleaned on Plot, Character, and Setting, before I submit them. I can already see things that need improvement. But they will each get only one pass, and then will be sent out.

And I have novels to write. I must get the first one done, just to get over that hurdle that’s not really a hurdle.

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:30:59 +0000

Thanks, Marina. Glad you liked it. I know re: hard copy periodicals. I love them. I even have a collection of old ones. Short stories are my favorite thing to read.

By: Marina

Marina — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:53:05 +0000

My local Barns and Noble always seems to put mags out early. Read the story last week, loved it!

Sci-fi wise my B&N only carries Asimov’s and Analog, unfortunately. It’s too bad hard-copy periodicals are dying out.

By: Kris

Kris — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:21:03 +0000

I’m so far behind on my magazine reading this year. I am reading January issues, I think. (But I read all four…)