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“Why The Short Story?” Gina Frangello says…
Gina Frangello is the author of two critically acclaimed books of fiction, Slut Lullabies (Emergency Press 2010) and My Sister’s Continent (Chiasmus 2006). The longtime editor of the literary magazine,...
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Gina Frangello on “The Curious Alchemy of Writing”
Once he had answered “Why The Short Story?” Dennis McFadden asked us, his fellow writer-conversationalists, “How The Short Story?” (Sorry, Delp.) Gina Frangello, author of the collection Slut...
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Story Week! Story Week! Story Week!
A crazy busy week this one with Story Week Festival of Writers 2011 underway here at Columbia College Chicago. Once again under the fine direction of the 3 Wise Men of Story Week – Fiction Department...
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Since we’ve started this conversation…
Our short story conversationalists have had a few rather lovely things happen in their writing lives since we started chatting about writing. Dennis McFadden, up next with his response to the question...
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PBR and Rejection Slips ~ Gina Frangello on “Why The Short Story?” A...
Gina Frangello answers fellow conversationalist Vanessa Gebbie’s question about whether or not writing the short story is training ground for the novel. While Gina’s latest book is a collection of...
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Sheep Herding and Shrimp ~ Dennis McFadden on Earning as a Writer
As part of our on-going Conversation Among Writers “Why The Short Story?”, Dennis McFadden takes on Gina Frangello’s questions about the financial implications of a writing life. Dennis: Man, talk...
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Gina Frangello’s Plan B ~ On Writing and Earning
Continuing with “Why the Short Story?” A Conversation Among Writers, author of Slut Lullabies and My Sister’s Continent, Gina Frangello answers her own questions about making money as a writer. Gina:...
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Punch Line = Kiss of Death ~ Gina Frangello on Endings
Gina Frangello takes time away from her many deadlines (including finishing edits on her new novel) to answer Gerard Woodward’s questions about endings–best ones, preferred ones, how to find one, etc....
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Why The Short Story? ~ A National Short Story Month Remix
[Excerpted from this blog’s long series “Why The Short Story?” For full text, click here.] Like so many writers, I loved to read when I was a child. I remember SRA books—do you remember those? You’d...
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