Short story love from BA, Julia, Kiernan and Sean and .69 cent stories!

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Short story love from BA, Julia, Kiernan and Sean and .69 cent stories!

Hey y'all!

Starting next week, the four of us will be putting up short stories, old and new, on our self-pub retail outlet, Evil Plot Bunny. (www.evilplotbunny.com)

In honor of that, we went ahead and did some Q&A about short stories!

Here are the Q's

Do you like short stories?

Who's your favorite short story writer?

What's the hardest thing about writing shorts?

What's the best thing about them?

And the A's

BA Tortuga

Do I like short stories? God, yes. Love them. They're a glorious art form all on their own.

My favorite short story writer is Stephen King. (The Boogeyman, OMG)

The hardest thing about writing short is not falling for the character so hard that you need to write a novel about him/her. The best thing is that you can visit that one idea that's never going to get out otherwise. Also, it's a great way to break into another genre/publishing house.

Julia Talbot

I love short stories. I love the encapsulated feel of them and the skill it takes to write a story and not just a vignette.

My favorite shorts writer is Shirley Jackson. She has this great sense of dread and can make you afraid to turn the page.

The hardest thing is making the story complete, with a beginning, middle and happy ending.

The best thing about them is they're like single serving romances. And I love seeing 5 or more authors doing the same theme and how different all the stories are.

Kiernan Kelly

I love short stories so much when they're done well!

Some of my favorite shorts are by Stephen King, Richard Matheson, and Robert McCammon. I'm also a sucker for Shirley Jackson's The Lottery.

The hardest thing about writing them is world building. You need to encapsulate everything in as few words as possible while still making sure readers are fully immersed in the universe you've created (easier to do when writing in an established universe; not do much in an original one).

I love getting whole, fully fleshed stories in bite sized pieces. They're great for when you're pressed for time or need a quick pick me up.

Sean Michael

Yes, I like short stories.

My favorite short story writer is Stephen King. He has a knack for fitting everything the story needs into that short format.

The hardest thing about writing shorts is being able to fit everything into the short format so that it has all the information needed and is interesting and feels complete. And also being able to write something that feels complete.

Some characters don’t have a full novel in them, or even a novella and there is something very satisfying in being able to put together a short story over something longer and make it work.

So be sure to check out Evil Plot Bunny for .69 short stories, starting next week!