Ask the Author: Elise Frances Miller
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Elise Frances Miller
I always give these two suggestions. First, join a writer's group or two - one for learning, encouragement, company and opportunities to publish your work (my California Writers' Club does all that), and one critique group (my San Francisco Writers Workshop did that for me for 15 years).
Then, begin by mastering the art of the short story. Short fiction is not easy, but it takes less time (if say, you have kids or a day job, as I did!). Most importantly, if you can publish your short fiction, you have a leg up for publishing your novel when it is written. Best of luck, aspiring writers.
Then, begin by mastering the art of the short story. Short fiction is not easy, but it takes less time (if say, you have kids or a day job, as I did!). Most importantly, if you can publish your short fiction, you have a leg up for publishing your novel when it is written. Best of luck, aspiring writers.
Elise Frances Miller
Two I would recommend for selected audiences:
If you've read Edith Wharton's classic "The House of Mirth," this book is a beautifully-written and entertaining spin on Wharton's one Jewish character's life and pov:
Lev Raphael, Rosedale in Love
This is a stunning achievement, the Book of Esther as it really must have been, Vashti's pov, with 3 stories from different eras that all come together masterfully in the end. Highly recommended for men and women readers!
Anna Solomon, The Book of V: A Novel
If you've read Edith Wharton's classic "The House of Mirth," this book is a beautifully-written and entertaining spin on Wharton's one Jewish character's life and pov:
Lev Raphael, Rosedale in Love
This is a stunning achievement, the Book of Esther as it really must have been, Vashti's pov, with 3 stories from different eras that all come together masterfully in the end. Highly recommended for men and women readers!
Anna Solomon, The Book of V: A Novel
Elise Frances Miller
Hello Harry, I apologize for the delay - I've been out of town attending to family matters. I hope my book about Paris in 1968 encourages you to write about your Berkeley student in Barcelona in that year! When I began to write my book, I discovered - surprisingly - that very few books have been written about the events of 1968 from the student point of view. We need more of them, and I do not know of one from Barcelona. If you write a novel, or even a short story, please let me know. I would enjoy reading it! All the best, Elise
Elise Frances Miller
My most recent book is a novella and three short stories, all taking place in the late 1960s. So many readers asked, after reading A Time to Cast Away Stones, "What ever happened to Janet and Aaron?" that I wrote a sequel - the novella, and stories dealing with other issues from those days. This will be published sometime in 2016.
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