A Novella-In-Flash
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. – Mark Twain
A novella-in-flash consists of a number of standalone flash fiction (under 1,000 worlds) pieces that together tell a story; in my case, a coming-of-age story in the early 1970s.
Reading Unlocking the Novella-In-Flash by Michael Loveday. Just what I need, it will rescue my novel.
Writing standalone fiction in under 1,000 words that, together with other standalone flash pieces, becomes a coherent novella is the most challenging and exciting creative project I’ve undertaken outside of software.
I read Ben Lerner’s The Topeka School on audible, and loved it but knew I had missed too much. So now I’m reading it in print (well, digital print). It is a beautiful book and his mastery of the craft of writing is stunning.
I liked it so much that I immediately read 10:04 This is a novel clearly written by a poet. It is short, lyrical, and elegiac.
You can find both in my tiny bookshop.
4 /5 Stars
Cormac McCarthy is one of our great writers, no doubt. The Road was a masterpiece. This one is very good, but not, in my eyes, amazing (which is what it takes for me to give 5 stars). He has an incredible ear for dialog, and I’m very much looking forward to the second book in this series.
Maybe I missed it, but he sets up a mystery (or a couple) and never resolves them. Again, might be in the second book.
I’ve created a tiny bookstore of my favorite books. I’ve started with a couple dozen of what I believe is the best fiction of the past decade or so. (Profits go to Belmont Books, and a small commission to me).
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This begins a series of book reviews, each one paragraph or so. I expect to update this frequently.
I have close to two dozen published books about computer programming. You can find them here.
The Muse and the Market Place is arguably the best conference for writers on the east coast. I’m blasted to say that I got a scholarship based on my writing and application.
If you are a writer, I highly recommend reading about this event. It will be hybrid this year, and I’ll be attending by Zoom.
See you there!