What to Write When You’re Not Writing
We don’t often think about this, but what do I write when I’m not writing? If you write short stories or novels, what should you write when you’re not writing a new story? What should you be writing if you’re a journalist or a content writer between assignments? Should you be writing? The answer to…
In Praise of Rejection
Or It Sucks, but It Gets You Where You Want Your Writing to Be I got a rejection letter today. This notice makes the 23rd for this short story, a story that I’m proud of and worked hard to get exactly right. The rejection came, like many rejections, as a form letter that was a mix…
The Riddle of Writing
Today, Bite-Sized Fiction talks to Adult, Young Adult, Adventure, Speculative Fiction author Sharron Riddle from her home in Virginia, where she lives with her husband and dog, Dr. Watson, who made an appearance during our recording. We talk about how writers lie, writing while working full time, the importance of editing, and how to find…
Robert McGuill: A Man of Letters
All my guests here at BSF have been short fiction writers in addition to novelists. As I wrote in an earlier post, “short stories are lovely journeys that will get you home in time for supper.” Today, I talk to a short fiction writer with serious street cred. He’s a five-time Pushcart Prize nominee, Narrative…
Goal Worthy: Robert Ford
Happy New Year! Sorry for the long holiday hiatus, but we’re back at Bite-sized Fiction. This week we’re talking to novelist Robert Ford, the prolific author of Samson and Denial, Free Ride Angie, Bloodlegum and Lolliknives, The Compound, No Lipstick in Avalon, Burner, Rattlesnake Kisses (with John Boden), and his collection of short stories, The…
It’s Been Awhile
I apologize for not blogging for the past couple of weeks. We were right in the middle of some insightful interviews with successful authors. That’s going to continue, but I’ve launched a collection of short stories from my Ruxton Springs cycle, and it’s been occupying my time so for the time being let’s take a…
A Visit With Gene O’Neill
There comes the point in life where you appreciate the craftsmen—the cabinet maker with wood or the potter with a lump of mud. In my field, it’s the storyteller. A great example of this workman-like approach to writing is Gene O’Neill, who I had the pleasure of visiting this week via Zoom. Gene is the…
A Conversation with Science Fiction Author Tony Peak
This week the Bite-sized Fiction Blog is talking to science fiction author Tony Peak from his home near the New River in southwest Virginia. Peak is the author of twenty short works of fiction, a novella, Beethoven’s Tenth, and eight published novels including the Audible Original, Signal, and the Eden Trilogy released this past summer by Aethon Books and…
The Cure for Writer’s Block
Writer’s block. Some writers say it’s a myth. I disagree. Of course, I also write advertising copy and video scripts. When you’re up against a deadline, and you’re tasked with 85-words about that new Ford F-150 truck or telling audiences why a gift card from the local spa makes a great gift, the fear grips…
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