Phew! So, here it is. 'Fifty-One Ways to Leave your Lover'. A collection of fifty one short fiction pieces, which includes flash fiction, micro fiction and just your common or garden short story. All of them with the common theme of women's issues, women's lives, and, to put it in my son's words: women's troubles. I think, as a reader, it would be easy to be put off by the thought of fifty one stories to read, but when you consider there are just over 29,000 words in this little book. That's less than 600 words in every piece. And I can tell you, every words counts!
What have I learned from writing this collection? Well, lots. First, the importance of not wasting time on insignificant description or flowery language. Second, the importance of codes, that I hope readers will pick up on (like, for example, the tissue with 'cream paint' left on the windowsill in 'Reading the Signs', or the hijab on the floor in 'Those Three Little Words'). As well as this is the realisation of great weight of responsibility I've passed on to readers through such brevity. But, women are well known for their insight and capability to infer what's going on, to read between the lines, so I figure I'm onto a winner. The best thing about 'Fifty-One Ways...' is that all proceeds will go to a fantastic charity called Platform 51 (see the important and wonderful work they do at Platform51.org - you'll be impressed) and they've written all about it on their news page here: http://www.platform51.org/news/Supporter_Writes_E-Book_With_All_Profits_to_Platform_51!
To purchase 'Fifty-One Ways to Leave Your Lover', go to Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fifty-One-Ways-Leave-Lover-ebook/dp/B009D5SZ96/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1348050454&sr=8-2
Easy peasy!
Let me know what you think.
What have I learned from writing this collection? Well, lots. First, the importance of not wasting time on insignificant description or flowery language. Second, the importance of codes, that I hope readers will pick up on (like, for example, the tissue with 'cream paint' left on the windowsill in 'Reading the Signs', or the hijab on the floor in 'Those Three Little Words'). As well as this is the realisation of great weight of responsibility I've passed on to readers through such brevity. But, women are well known for their insight and capability to infer what's going on, to read between the lines, so I figure I'm onto a winner. The best thing about 'Fifty-One Ways...' is that all proceeds will go to a fantastic charity called Platform 51 (see the important and wonderful work they do at Platform51.org - you'll be impressed) and they've written all about it on their news page here: http://www.platform51.org/news/Supporter_Writes_E-Book_With_All_Profits_to_Platform_51!
To purchase 'Fifty-One Ways to Leave Your Lover', go to Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fifty-One-Ways-Leave-Lover-ebook/dp/B009D5SZ96/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1348050454&sr=8-2
Easy peasy!
Let me know what you think.
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