If D.H.Lawrence were to submit some of the stories from this collection to a modern-day mentor or writing group, they might not go down too well. "All that repetition! Clumsy. Have you heard of editing? You could cut some of these down by twenty percent, then you might get to a decent short story..." Lawrence's … Continue reading “The Woman Who Rode Away”
Category: Fiction
The AI Critic…
Yesterday I had a short story rejected by a competition in which it was entered (at least I assume it has been unsuccessful). Along with the email came some specific feedback on my story. The email was very open: the response had been written by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) bot… Naturally I read it. The … Continue reading The AI Critic…
Digest and links to my posts on Substack this week
Two Submission Opportunities
Coverstory books currently has two open submission windows: Pebbles on the Strand - for short stories between 2,000 and 5,000 words. Closing date 30th November. New Contexts: 6 - for poetry and short prose (less than 2,000 words). This will be the sixth edition of the anthology. Closing date 31st December. For details on how … Continue reading Two Submission Opportunities
“Monsieur”
I have just finished re-reading Lawrence Durrell's Monsieur - my first reading of the book being many years ago, not that long after finishing The Alexandria Quartet. I remember being spellbound by the latter, though I worry now that memory may only be a byproduct of a certain fondness for the rosy literary hue... This … Continue reading “Monsieur”
Here are some of the posts on last week’s Substack
Digest of last week’s Substack activity
Digest of some of last week’s Substack activity
“Stories and Texts for Nothing”
The most remarkable thing about Samuel Beckett's Stories and Texts for Nothing is the percentage of the short 'nothing texts' which prefigure or overlap Waiting for Godot. Even to the extent of remarkably similar - if not repeated - phrases. Not surprising really given that they were all written around the same time, 1945-1950. There … Continue reading “Stories and Texts for Nothing”
Digest of this week’s Substack activity
Here is a summary of my activity on Substack this week. Click on any of the images to be taken to the post concerned. Free Preview Free Preview FREE FREE Free Preview FREE
Ian Gouge - Writer 