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If I could talk about it, I would not have to do it. Neil Gaiman (in “The Ocean At The End of the Lane”

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I want the reader to feel that I’m telling the story to him or her in particular. Isabelle Allende, in”Why We Write: 20 Acclaimed Authors on How AnO Why They Do What They Do” by Meredith Maran

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“Forever — is composed of nows —” (see also: “some day”… – JD) Emily Dickinson

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“People often assume short stories are easier to write because they’re, well, short! But it takes a particular skill to establish mood, character and tone in quick strokes, and tell a story which leaves a lasting impression. “These stories open windows on worlds which seem familiar but, through fiction, which is tightly written, reflect those… Continue reading Untitled

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I suppose the more you have to do, the more you learn to organize and concentrate—or else get fragmented into bits. I have learned to use my ‘ten minutes’. I once thought it was not worth sitting down for a time as short as that; now I know differently and, if I have ten minutes,… Continue reading Untitled

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Finally I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already I am. Thomas Mertonhttp://www.happiness-project.com

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I eventually picked JENNIFER’S PIANO by Ken Elkes because I felt it did everything flash fiction should do. The first line dropped me into the story with perfectly tuned immediacy, and by the end of the second line I knew so much more than the writer had told me. In fact, I’d say that there… Continue reading Untitled

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The Muse visits during the process of creation, not before. Roger Ebert

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Like many good short stories, it is poised between the novel form and poetry, fusing the strengths of each.  Philip O’Ceallaigh, Judge, Fish Short Story Prize 2013

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I have low expectations for what I CAN’T control. I have high expectations for what I CAN control. Mike Duran http://www.novelrocket.com/2013/01/are-unrealistic-expectations-killing.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+NovelRocket+(Novel+Rocket)&m=1