Archive for December 2009
Life Is Too Short For ..
Posted on: December 15, 2009
Sadly I have been unable to find the author of the following poem. It has resided in my ‘useful thoughts’ file for a while but a diligent search has failed to turn up who wrote it. I offer it here as reflection for this time of year and to pose the question what is your life too short for?
“Life is too short to wake up with regrets.
So love the people who treat you right.
Love the ones who don’t just because you can.
Believe everything happens for a reason.
If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands.
If it changes your life, let it.
Kiss slowly. Forgive quickly.
God never said life would be easy.
S/He just promised it would be worth it.
If you know who originally wrote this, please let me know.
Get your Short Story On Air
Posted on: December 2, 2009
If you are a short story writer, then any opportunity to get your work out there is to be welcomed as it is one of the hardest areas in which to get published.
Short Story Radio was founded in 2006 by Ian Skillicorn as an online showcase for writers and to broadcast quality recordings of short stories to an international audience via the website. Since its launch Short Story Radio has had close to 200,000 visitors and has showcased the work of best selling novelists and acclaimed television scriptwriters, as well as previously unpublished writers.
They also have links with many literary organisations and writers, including the New Writing Partnership, and have collaborated with award winning short story writer Sue Moorcroft to produce a series of short stories specifically for over 20 hospital radio stations around the UK.
This year they were awarded a grant from the Arts Council to record twenty new short stories for the website and podcast. Five of these stories are already online, with more becoming available in the coming months.
To listen to short stories go to www.shortstoryradio.com and if you are planning on submitting to them, remember that not all short stories work well as spoken pieces.
Catalystonline by AnnA 