tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33010980.post555043327819447683..comments2024-03-22T21:55:42.651+00:00Comments on Elizabeth Baines: Is there anything you'd like to ask me?Elizabeth Baineshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17193751871434773972noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33010980.post-32155236300596408432009-02-13T21:37:00.000+00:002009-02-13T21:37:00.000+00:00Annie, thanks for that. Debi Alper is going to ask...Annie, thanks for that. Debi Alper is going to ask me about the difference between writing prose and writing drama,so I could perhaps talk about it then. It is a separate issue, though, so I'll suggest to a couple of the other hosts.Elizabeth Baineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193751871434773972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33010980.post-74754216797341536932009-02-13T20:45:00.000+00:002009-02-13T20:45:00.000+00:00I'd like to know whether your experience of writin...I'd like to know whether your experience of writing for radio has impacted on your short fiction writing...annie clarksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02142921731812954985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33010980.post-12341620631949183342009-02-13T10:31:00.000+00:002009-02-13T10:31:00.000+00:00Thanks, Tom. And I do hope you enjoy the book if i...Thanks, Tom. And I do hope you enjoy the book if it is among your presents!<BR/>Also Happy Birthday for next week!Elizabeth Baineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193751871434773972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33010980.post-89853572812604554792009-02-13T10:26:00.000+00:002009-02-13T10:26:00.000+00:00Thanks, Elizabeth. No, they didn't publish the 'lo...Thanks, Elizabeth. No, they didn't publish the 'long' list of 15! Will look out for your interviews and the newsletter. Enjoy the rest of your tour.TOM VOWLERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436338454781485164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33010980.post-61781694167975847042009-02-13T07:48:00.000+00:002009-02-13T07:48:00.000+00:00Hi Tom, First of all, congratulations on being lon...Hi Tom, <BR/>First of all, congratulations on being longlisted for the Willesden Herald competition (which I learnt from your blog - I don't think they published the long list, did they, which is a shame).<BR/><BR/>Thanks very much for this suggestion. Actually, Vanessa and I have sorted out now what she'll ask me, but I'm going to be asked about publishing on one of my other stops, so I'll include this then.(Briefly my answer is yes, there have been far more collections published - chiefly by the small independent publishers which have popped up in recent years as an antidote to the increasing commercialization of mainstream publishing. I've also written an article about this for the next issue of the Writers' Guild newsletter which is due out any moment.)Elizabeth Baineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193751871434773972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33010980.post-73601274526941812582009-02-12T22:58:00.000+00:002009-02-12T22:58:00.000+00:00I've not yet read 'Balancing...' but I have it on ...I've not yet read 'Balancing...' but I have it on good authority it's likely to adorn my huge pile of birthday presents next week. So my question would be more generic: We hear about a (mini) resurgence in short fiction, but is this translating into more collections being published, especially by new writers? And how would you advise short story writers who have collection length, prize-winning pieces to find a publisher?TOM VOWLERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436338454781485164noreply@blogger.com