Short Fiction

Alex · 04-30-2008, 11:25 AM

There isn't any padding in Les Miserables! The unabridged version is the only one worthy of reading. (Though that is about as far from "short fiction" as you can get.)

Hunchback, however, can be trimmed down to about 25 pages without serious harm.

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 04-30-2008, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

There isn't any padding in Les Miserables! The unabridged version is the only one worthy of reading. (Though that is about as far from "short fiction" as you can get.)

Hunchback, however, can be trimmed down to about 25 pages without serious harm.

Ah, I think I disagree. I loved reading him going on and on about architecture, but that's a particular passion of mine...

Moonliner · 05-02-2008, 08:51 PM

Can I de-rail for a second?

Headliner (my daughter age-12) came up with an interesting idea today. After we take a little time to flush it out I'd like to present it to a publisher.

My questions include:

Who to bring it to, can it be a draft or do you need a complete project?
Etc...

It would be marketed at Girls pre-teen to teen.

Thanks for any help.

SacTown Chronic · 02-27-2009, 11:10 PM

This month's EQMM has a fun read from Janwillem van de Wetering called The Bleeding Chair. Weird and improbable? You know it, baby! Fun? As if you need to ask.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	There isn't any padding in Les Miserables! The unabridged version is the only one worthy of reading. (Though that is about as far from "short fiction" as you can get.) Hunchback, however, can be trimmed down to about 25 pages without serious harm.
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Moonliner 8/30/14 - Disneyland -10k or Bust. Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9,022	Can I de-rail for a second? Headliner (my daughter age-12) came up with an interesting idea today. After we take a little time to flush it out I'd like to present it to a publisher. My questions include: Who to bring it to, can it be a draft or do you need a complete project? Etc... It would be marketed at Girls pre-teen to teen. Thanks for any help. __________________ - Taking it one step at a time.
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SacTown Chronic the myth of the dream Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,217	This month's EQMM has a fun read from Janwillem van de Wetering called The Bleeding Chair. Weird and improbable? You know it, baby! Fun? As if you need to ask. __________________ Is it the fingers, or the brain that you're teaching a lesson?
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