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Andy Houstoun

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in London, The United Kingdom

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Emily Bronte, Thomas Hardy, Murakami, Prince, Nick Cave

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Andy Houstoun is a philosophy teacher. He lives in England with his wife and four children. He's had a number of short stories published in magazines and has won two writing competitions.

His book 'Short stories of Love & Entanglement' contains 10 love stories.

Another book 'How to write short stories of Love & Entanglement' includes his published stories, with explanations for how they came to be, and tips he picked up along the way.

"It has a lovely kind of jazz storytelling feel to it that I've never encountered" Tall Tale TV

"This is beautiful. I love having my heart broken perfectly" Elizabeth Victoria Aldrich, author of Ruthless Little Things

"The prose aches, it is felt" Expat Press

One of my stories can be read here: https://spillwords.c ...more

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	How To Write Short Stories of Love & Entanglement by Andy Houstoun (Goodreads Author), Erin Martin (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I had the idea of re-printing my book as a collection of short stories without the 'How to' commentary.

Initially I thought releasing the book as a guide book on how to get published would give me a niche market. I still think it may do, but it could also miss out on sales from people who just want to read short stories.

So, it's now done. I have two books. One a collection of short love stories, a Read more of this blog post »

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