Phreaky Phriday: Patti Carrigan, Phanged Phadoodle Gal Pal

On March 23, 2012, in Guest Posts, Indie Authors, Short Fiction, Teaser/Sample, by rsguthrie

There is a scene in one of my favorite movies of all time, The Breakfast Club, where Vice Principle Vernon is talking with the custodian, Carl, over a beer in the high school basement. It goes a little something like this: Vice Principle Vernon: You think about this: when you get old, these kids – […]

 

Valentine’s Day: Cinta Garcia and Love

On February 14, 2012, in Guest Posts, Indie Authors, Short Fiction, by rsguthrie

The truth is I have always considered Valentine’s Day one of those holidays that long ago succumbed to commercialization over genuine sentiment. Still, you shouldn’t infer that I don’t have strong feelings about the core emotion behind the spirit of the day. Love. Yes, it does a body good. For some reason this year I […]

 

Yes, Virginia, You CAN Improve Your Dialogue!

On December 11, 2011, in Past Writing, Short Fiction, Writing Tips, by rsguthrie

There may not be a Santa Claus, dear Virginia, but the good news is he was never going to put good dialogue skills in your stocking anyway. So who needs him? A few posts back, I talked about the importance of quality dialogue in our writing. I mentioned a dialogue-only short story I wrote on […]

 

Short of Greatness

On November 15, 2011, in Famous Writers, Indie Authors, Short Fiction, by rsguthrie

One of the Kindle books I am currently reading is a collection of poetry and short stories by writer/blogger/Tweep Scott Morgan entitled Short Stack: A Collection. Morgan’s blog carries a title I LOVE—not just like; I actually want to steal this title and make it my own, so true to my own instincts it lies: […]