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Themed Anthologies
I love anthologies.
Okay, I’m biased because I have short stories and/or flash fiction in many of them over many years. My latest, The Family Legend, is in the recently published Magi (Bridge House Publishing).
But I love anthologies because they’re not only great to write for, they are wonderful to read. You get to read the styles of many different authors.
I always find it fascinating to read how many writers come up with so many different takes on the same theme (and practically every anthology does have a set theme).
I find anthologies useful for discovering authors new to me. If I like their short work, I’m highly likely to love their longer tomes.
Also, naturally at this time of year as we think of Christmas presents, they can be great gifts for the readers in your life, especially if you don’t know what they’ve got already in terms of novels etc.
They’re also superb ways of supporting many authors in one go too.
Why not give them a try? You are bound to find many with themes which appeal.
Okay, I’m biased because I have short stories and/or flash fiction in many of them over many years. My latest, The Family Legend, is in the recently published Magi (Bridge House Publishing).
But I love anthologies because they’re not only great to write for, they are wonderful to read. You get to read the styles of many different authors.
I always find it fascinating to read how many writers come up with so many different takes on the same theme (and practically every anthology does have a set theme).
I find anthologies useful for discovering authors new to me. If I like their short work, I’m highly likely to love their longer tomes.
Also, naturally at this time of year as we think of Christmas presents, they can be great gifts for the readers in your life, especially if you don’t know what they’ve got already in terms of novels etc.
They’re also superb ways of supporting many authors in one go too.
Why not give them a try? You are bound to find many with themes which appeal.
