So if I have a story that is 16 pages typed, approximately 9,500 words, will I have difficulty trying to get it published because it seems to be between a short story and a novella? It is a Word document in Calibri 11 point font, which seems standard for my Word program. I didn't even think...
I like the idea of "doing justice" to your characters and story. I think they deserve that respect, and I think a writer owes it to him/her self as well. But I think we have to find a happy medium point between holding on to the work and letting it go out into the world. I get to the point...
Hi Lorna,
I also love The Mabinogion and the tales of Celtic mythology. Malory, of course, is a big favorite of mine, along with Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival. Both of my theses dealt with Arthurian literature. I think the best modern retelling of the Arthurian legends, for me, is The...
I am so happy to have found a community of fantasy writers/readers! My love of fantasy fiction began with The Wizard of Earthsea by LeGuin, and The Hero and the Crown by McKinley, and The Prydain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander. As a teenager I was enthralled by the Dragonlance series. I wrote...