Summary
Val McDermid, who lives in Northumberland, is one of Britain's outstanding crime writers. Here she passes on some tips to Criminal Shorts hopefuls.
One of the great myths of writing fiction is that short stories are an apprenticeship for novels. That's like saying riding a bike is how you learn to drive a car. Yes, both vehicles use the roads, and you have to be familiar with the signs and signifiers of the road network. But there the similarity ends.See the full content of this document
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Criminal Shorts
So it is with short and long fiction. It's not just a matter of stamina; it's a whole other way of telling stories.
It took me a long time...See the full content of this document
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