Posted in News, Published Fiction, tagged American Short Fiction, art, Arts, Fiction, flash fiction, Hint Fiction, Literature, Online Writing, prize, Short story, Writer, writing on April 25| Leave a Comment »
A microfiction blast from the past: “August at the Fair” was named a Top 3 in Micro Fiction by Paul McVeigh for his Hawthorne Citation…back in 2012.
I just realized this is the second time I have been listed alongside one of my favorite writers, Bruce Holland Rogers. The first time? We were finalists for the The Micro Award with “Aglaglagl” and “Revisions.”
Thanks for the mention, Mr. P. McVeigh! You may never happen upon my name again, but once upon a time you did and you just might again.
~ N
Posted in News, Published Fiction, tagged American Short Fiction, art, Arts, Fiction, flash fiction, Hint Fiction, Literature, Online Writing, prize, Short story, Writer, writing on May 29| Leave a Comment »
Discovering something late is better than never discovering it at all, I suppose, as long as it’s kudos stashed away on the internet and not a rotting pastel egg a niece or nephew never found—or didn’t find on purpose—when you packed 43 bodies into your home for the family Easter brunch.
My discovery, thankfully, is of the kudos variety: “August at the Fair” was named as a Top 3 Micro Fiction finalist by Paul McVeigh for his Hawthorne Citation…back in 2012. This is the second time I appear alongside a favorite author, Bruce Holland Rogers. The first time was for the The Micro Award with “Revisions.”
Thanks for the mention, Mr. P. McVeigh! You may never happen upon my name again, but once upon a time you did and you just might again. So, I will keep writing in a way that would make you proud of mentioning a little-known writer back in 2012, in the event you do happen upon me again. ~ N
Posted in News, Published Fiction, tagged American Short Fiction, Arts, electric literature, Fiction, Glenway Wescott, recommended readings, Short Stories, The Pilgrim Hawk, Writer, Writer Resources, writing on September 27| Leave a Comment »
So, you say, you want to write short stories? Novels?
The first mystery, where novels [and short stories] are concerned, is how anyone manages, ever, to write a book that’s any good at all.
Sure, go ahead, simulate life, using only ink and paper. Take the words offered by the dictionary, the same words that are available to everybody who can read, and arrange them so strategically that they simultaneously illuminate and deepen the mystery of human existence.
Do so in a way that’s cogent and compelling, that grabs readers with the opening line and doesn’t let them go until the final one. Don’t make it too neat and tidy—that will come off as trivial. But don’t make it too messy and sprawling, either—that won’t feel like much of anything at all…
~ Michael Cunningham on The Pilgrim Hawk by Glenway Wescott, a Recommended Reading from Electric Literature
Still want to write after that?
If your answer is ‘YES!’: you’re crazy, but I understand. You must read-read-read and write-write-write though. So, start now: subscribe to Electric Literature’s Recommended Readings, read Wescott’s The Pilgrim Hawk, or check out these suggested shorts (bottom of the page). You’ll be glad you did.
Oh, yeah, and then write. You have to because–remember?–you’re crazy. But, people like me understand.
~ N
Posted in News, Published Fiction, Published Poetry, tagged Adoption, American Short Fiction, anthology, Arts, Catalyst Book Press, dark moon books, Fiction, flash fiction, Hint Fiction, horror, love, non-fiction, Online Writing, Poetry, publish, publishing Industry, vagabondage press, Valentines Day, W. W. Norton & Company, Writer, Writer Resources, writing on February 16| 1 Comment »
Whether you want super-shorts or love, horror or personal stories, or a mix of them all, there’s something for you at the Natalie McNabb Amazon Author Page. Check it out, if ya wanna…
Paycock Press
Paperback: $18.95
Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer
W. W. Norton and Company
Paperback: $11.13
Kindle Edition: $8.99
Love Notes: A Collection of Romantic Poetry
Vagabondage Press
Paperback: $14.95
Kindle Edition: $3.82
Frightmares: A Fistful of Flash Fiction Horror
Dark Moon Books
Paperback: $14.95
Silent Embrace: Perspectives on Birth and Adoption
Catalyst Book Press
Paperback: $12.48
Vagabondage Press
Kindle Edition: $2.99
Posted in News, Published Fiction, Published Poetry, tagged American Short Fiction, Arts, arts funding, Fiction, God, Organizations, publish, publishing Industry, rock star, stage, Writer, Writer Resources, writing on December 24| Leave a Comment »
Say it will be so…
Despite slashes to arts funding and a rapidly changing publishing industry, an email this morning relit my hope for fiction writers. According to American Short Fiction:
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:13:19 -0500
To: me
From: them
Subject: Writers are the next rock gods
…Maybe you’re OK with a world where there’s a widening disconnection from art and people feel powerless to stop that. We’re not. We don’t want to talk about whether fiction is dying, we want to show you how deeply it’s thriving…
Sincerely,
The Editors
I believe! And, I want to shout it to the world, as you can see. I promise to work on the outfit before I hit a stage anywhere though. Until then, pay American Short Fiction a visit. They really are pretty awesome.
Three cheers for the future rock gods–writers!
~ N
WordLoft by Natalie McNabb 