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Post by benedictjjones on May 11, 2010 19:47:26 GMT
www.bigpulp.com/my story 'borrowed time' in the mystery section. enjoy! (and thoughts are always appreciated)
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Post by Calenture on May 16, 2010 21:05:24 GMT
With Mad Dogs and English Men, I wished you'd taken more time to expand the story. I was quite prepared for a brutal ordeal or chase in the tradition of The Hounds of Zaroff/Most Dangerous Game. The young tourist couple's relationship could have been built up over a few pages, which would have added to the impact.
Borrowed Time kept me reading steadily and this is probably the right length - you definitely have the ability to spin a rapidly-paced action story. But after reading, I think, three of these short-short stories in a row - I'm sure I read a third one here somewhere ?) - I'd really like to see you try working to the 4 or 5000 word length where your characters would have more room to develop.
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Post by benedictjjones on May 29, 2010 12:05:07 GMT
^i fully agree - while enjoy writing the shorter, fast paced stuff recetly i've been getting more into stories that are in te 6 k.+ range - just havent sent them out yet - still tweaking and trying to edit them to something im happy with.
edit - and tbh all the stoies i've had published have been pretty short so im not sure whethr these longer ones are 'up to scratch'
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Post by Calenture on May 29, 2010 16:32:53 GMT
...and tbh all the stories i've had published have been pretty short so I'm not sure whether these longer ones are 'up to scratch' I suppose The Man Who Wasn't There is a sort of intermediate length, at about 3000 words. Anyway, that one was the one I've liked most of your stories so far. It's linked on another thread, but I think it's worth linking again. The Man Who Wasn't There. I missed stories during my absences, but that one would have made an easy FC submission. I think as people carry on writing, the tendency is for longer stories with more detail, and usually they're more enjoyable for that.
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