tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post7596847148203359222..comments2024-03-20T13:50:31.484+11:00Comments on DarkSide DownUnder: Magic Thursday - The Long & The Short of It with Eleni KonstantineEleni Konstantinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-85896954941456585972011-04-04T23:30:53.873+10:002011-04-04T23:30:53.873+10:00Thanks Nicola!! I'm glad you love the cover.Thanks Nicola!! I'm glad you love the cover.Eleni Konstantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-58075857722599085582011-04-04T18:50:05.193+10:002011-04-04T18:50:05.193+10:00Ive always loved the cover of Little Gems 2010 - s...Ive always loved the cover of Little Gems 2010 - so pretty, you're a talented lady!Nicola E. Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03749898441921879514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-84756733428231300622011-04-02T23:40:22.021+11:002011-04-02T23:40:22.021+11:00HI Skye, thanks for dropping by. Yes, bite sized p...HI Skye, thanks for dropping by. Yes, bite sized pieces with characters from a series is also great especially when you are between books :) <br /><br />Oh exams could be horrid if they asked the wrong question. Eeek some of mine were stinkers. Though I was lucky enough to write about Jane Eyre in my first year university exam as I purposefully left it out of assignments (you couldn't do an assignment AND exam on the same work of fiction). I think that question saved my grade!!Eleni Konstantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-66155108520527092102011-04-02T16:57:50.213+11:002011-04-02T16:57:50.213+11:00Hi Eleni,
I like to get anthologies to read, espe...Hi Eleni,<br /><br />I like to get anthologies to read, especially to try new authors whose work I may end up following at a later date. I think that for authors who write a lot a short story can be a great introduction into their work or about their characters that may not fit into a full story.<br /><br />I used to love the challenge in high school of writing to a specific topic for assignments although writing on the run in exams wasn't as fun if the stimulus wasn't great.Skyenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-2236597430861000362011-03-31T14:32:56.342+11:002011-03-31T14:32:56.342+11:00Thanks Mel! I'm so glad to have had my apprent...Thanks Mel! I'm so glad to have had my apprenticeship with short story writing. It really was an eye opener - and yes, still hard.<br /><br />Maree - glad you like the SWAT team analogy. Yes the course was interesting - not only did I do short stories, but articles, plotting a novel, a radio play, a theatre piece - all very interesting. It really did help me focus on the direction I wanted to go and that really hasn't changed years later now that I think on it - fantasy with romance elements. :)<br /><br />And I'm so glad you loved The Bucket. I had such fun writing that one! :)Eleni Konstantinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12410262752761104440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-74556472945516607942011-03-31T12:15:12.905+11:002011-03-31T12:15:12.905+11:00Ah, the short story. It's much much harder tha...Ah, the short story. It's much much harder than it appears! Your crack swat team analogy? Right on!<br /><br />I don't know how you managed to write specific assignments & submissions for your course, Eleni. I suck at writing assignments based around specific topics -- which is why I didn't do any of the set work at a RomAus conference workshop I attended *smacks hand*. I would have been hiding under the duvet and whimpering at the prospect of writing 20 of the darn things like you did for your course. I'm soooo envious of your flexibility and the talent it takes to do that. <br /><br />Good luck with your submissions! I hope they all find a much-deserved home. BTW, I loved The Bucket!Maree Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11329496105174788219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871421659562888277.post-63885530137813971232011-03-31T09:12:51.096+11:002011-03-31T09:12:51.096+11:00You're right Eleni,
short story writing is muc...You're right Eleni,<br />short story writing is much more compacted, and no less hard to write than a long story - just quicker (g)<br />Congrats on your sales, well deserved! =)Mel Teshcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945507690555119380noreply@blogger.com