Comments on: Surprising myself with a short story for the Christmas season http://becomingafictionwriter.com/2008/10/surprising-myself-with-a-short-story-for-the-christmas-season/ One girl, one dream ... and a whole lot of procrastination Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:54:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: amanda http://becomingafictionwriter.com/2008/10/surprising-myself-with-a-short-story-for-the-christmas-season/comment-page-1/#comment-649 amanda Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:27:01 +0000 http://becomingafictionwriter.com/?p=154#comment-649 Hi Kate, Fair enough, I could post an excerpt (I'm so shy about showing my fiction but I really shouldn't be, it doesn't help anyone!). Will do that soon. Yep Peter Carey is an Aussie - actually I'm just reading a book he wrote about Sydney (more memoir I guess) - "30 Days in Sydney" - it's fascinating, so yes, I'm a fan too. Hi Kate, Fair enough, I could post an excerpt (I’m so shy about showing my fiction but I really shouldn’t be, it doesn’t help anyone!). Will do that soon.
Yep Peter Carey is an Aussie – actually I’m just reading a book he wrote about Sydney (more memoir I guess) – “30 Days in Sydney” – it’s fascinating, so yes, I’m a fan too.

]]> By: Kate http://becomingafictionwriter.com/2008/10/surprising-myself-with-a-short-story-for-the-christmas-season/comment-page-1/#comment-642 Kate Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:21:21 +0000 http://becomingafictionwriter.com/?p=154#comment-642 Good luck on your short story. I'm still at the beginning of mine. Would you post an excerpt of it in your blog? Would love to read it and know your fiction style. :) I've always thought that the judge panel for the Booker would be this erudite snobby know it all bunch but how can some people who don't know much about books choose a literary giant? Also, I love Peter Carey's Oscar and Lucinda which won a Booker a few years back. He's Aussie, isn't he? Good luck on your short story. I’m still at the beginning of mine. Would you post an excerpt of it in your blog? Would love to read it and know your fiction style. :)

I’ve always thought that the judge panel for the Booker would be this erudite snobby know it all bunch but how can some people who don’t know much about books choose a literary giant? Also, I love Peter Carey’s Oscar and Lucinda which won a Booker a few years back. He’s Aussie, isn’t he?

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