tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post1082525681419533560..comments2024-03-18T04:40:38.214-05:00Comments on Murderous Musings: Short StoriesChester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-61056099761412077492010-11-10T21:26:36.879-06:002010-11-10T21:26:36.879-06:00Helen, it's much easier to write the novel tha...Helen, it's much easier to write the novel than those critical elements that go into getting it published. But then, you already knew that:)Mark W. Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127689413680147200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-38980396992855205162010-11-10T18:38:57.039-06:002010-11-10T18:38:57.039-06:00"Don't your synopsis, jacket descriptions..."Don't your synopsis, jacket descriptions, and queries fall into this category?" - Excellent point, Mark. And writers have to be able to write those, as well as the longer book.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-66337948464197087072010-11-10T16:39:03.151-06:002010-11-10T16:39:03.151-06:00Thanks, Jean. Of course, it's always easier t...Thanks, Jean. Of course, it's always easier to write about short stories than to write the stories themselves.<br /><br />I'm sure out veterans have plenty of stories to share -- if only they would write them down.Mark W. Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127689413680147200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-19713669109326944102010-11-10T10:08:28.767-06:002010-11-10T10:08:28.767-06:00Great article, Mark, and good advice. Haiku and ot...Great article, Mark, and good advice. Haiku and other forms of poetry are excellent ways to teach oneself brevity and conciseness, as is journalism. <br /><br />I second your salute to Veterans, God bless them.Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.com