Comments for Charlie Close author site http://charlieclose.com/blog Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:06:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on The Art of the Very Short Story: The Implied Character by Charlie http://charlieclose.com/blog/?p=412&cpage=1#comment-1261 Charlie Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:06:41 +0000 http://charlieclose.com/blog/?p=412#comment-1261 Thanks, India. Glad you liked it. Thanks, India. Glad you liked it.

]]> Comment on The Art of the Very Short Story: The Implied Character by India Drummond http://charlieclose.com/blog/?p=412&cpage=1#comment-1258 India Drummond Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:55:00 +0000 http://charlieclose.com/blog/?p=412#comment-1258 I really like this. I've been thinking about short fiction lately, and you've illustrated some great techniques for showing a big picture without wasting words on it, and how to make your world large in a tiny space. Great article! I really like this. I’ve been thinking about short fiction lately, and you’ve illustrated some great techniques for showing a big picture without wasting words on it, and how to make your world large in a tiny space.

Great article!

]]> Comment on The Art of the Very Short Story: Go for Emotion by Charlie http://charlieclose.com/blog/?p=330&cpage=1#comment-777 Charlie Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:17:20 +0000 http://charlieclose.com/blog/?p=330#comment-777 Thanks, India. Check out the other already-posted articles listed at the bottom, and there are more coming at least until June. Keep practicing and you will get better. For me, the trick is to let the people, places, and things in the story do the work. For example, Girl with a crush in front of a mirror - any reader will understand that, and there is nothing left for a writer to do in 140 characters but to find a detail or two to make it real. I'm following @ND140 and I'm looking forward to reading more of your stories. Charlie Thanks, India. Check out the other already-posted articles listed at the bottom, and there are more coming at least until June. Keep practicing and you will get better. For me, the trick is to let the people, places, and things in the story do the work. For example, Girl with a crush in front of a mirror – any reader will understand that, and there is nothing left for a writer to do in 140 characters but to find a detail or two to make it real.

I’m following @ND140 and I’m looking forward to reading more of your stories.

Charlie

]]> Comment on The Art of the Very Short Story: Go for Emotion by India Drummond http://charlieclose.com/blog/?p=330&cpage=1#comment-776 India Drummond Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:53:36 +0000 http://charlieclose.com/blog/?p=330#comment-776 I like this... great tips! I struggle sometimes with my Twiction, but it's a new form for me, so I'm hoping I'll get better. Mine is at @ND140 I like this… great tips! I struggle sometimes with my Twiction, but it’s a new form for me, so I’m hoping I’ll get better. Mine is at @ND140

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