Tolkien and Post-Tolkien Faerie Analysis with John Burridge
August 10, 2014Written by guest blogger, John Burridge. John is a science fiction and fantasy author, former Renaissance fair performer, fairy enthusiast and all around funny guy….
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Why I Write Short Stories
August 7, 2014For the last fourteen years of my life I have been submitting novels to agents and editors. After a couple hundred rejections (per novel),…
Learn common grammatical mistakes that writers make when submitting manuscripts and how to prevent them. A few months ago I presented at the Willamette…
Steps to Sell a Short Story
July 30, 20141. Write a short story. (And edit it.) 2. Format the story. 3. Write a cover letter. Include title, genre, word count, a one sentence…
Common Mistakes Among Writers
July 25, 2014When we go to a job interview, we wear our best suit, come with a list of references, and might even remember to put on…
Why Write Short Stories?
July 19, 2014Last month I gave a presentation in Portland at Rose City Romance Writers (RCRW) on the benefits of writing short stories. One might ask why it…
Free Short Stories
March 24, 2014Sarina Dorie has sold over 100 short stories. Links to free humorous, science fiction and fantasy stories are now located in the Writing News tab. These links will take…
Silent Moon
March 24, 2014Gothic Romance. Mystery. Ghosts. Imagine a whimsical fairytale world with the feel of Jane Eyre . . . only working in a house of werewolves. …
Dawn of the Morning Star
March 24, 2014As if teenage love isn’t hard enough in the times of the Puritans, imagine falling in love with an alien! Seventeen-year-old Sarah, who lives in…
Nonfiction Articles
March 24, 2014Writing related articles on how to write, sell, or edit short stories and novels. Original posts were on ShadowSpinners, in Rose City Romance Writer’s newsletters,…
