The lovely Sandra has invited me onto her blog today to help me celebrate the release of my new short story collection The Clock in My Mother’s House.
Thanks, Annalisa. I'm thrilled to have you. I'm very intrigued with your latest collection of shorts.
I started writing short stories when I was a teenager – they are my first love. Later I moved towards novels, but there’s something so satisfying about writing something small and complete and yet so encompassing.
A quick look at book charts – and a quick search for agents and publishers – will tell you that although people are coming around to the idea of short story collections, they’re still not as established as novels.
So, here are five really good reasons to read short stories and buy collections.
1. They’re quick to read – you can easily fit them into a coffee break
2. In a collection, you meet a variety of characters. A novel with an unlikeable protagonist can be tiring, but in a short story you can revel in their meanness
3. If you really don’t like a story, there’s another one right after it
4. There’s a quick pay-off – a brilliant twist, a moment of clarity, a lightning bolt of emotion
5. If the collection happens to be an anthology of different authors, you might discover a new favourite genre/series/writer
Oh, I almost forgot: as Sandra likes to ask her quests about food, here are three things that are great to eat while you’re reading because you only need one hand:
1. Cookies (from a tin – packets are hard to open single-handedly)
2. Pizza (ones you heat up yourself because the base tends to be smaller and more solid, at least in the UK)
3. A really large and luxurious box of chocolates – because chocolate is a daily requirement for me!
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The Clock in My Mother’s House
Life can change in an instant, but
that’s not always a bad thing.
A hotel explodes leaving staff and guests in peril; a woman retrieves an old
clock from the attic with disturbing consequences; one man leaves heart break
behind him, and another arrives to bring adventure.
In this haunting collection, Annalisa Crawford creates characters who will
charm, captivate and intrigue you.
Annalisa Crawford lives in Cornwall, UK, with a good supply of moorland and beaches to keep her inspired. She lives with her husband, and canine writing partner, Artoo. She is the author of four short story collections, and two novels.
Website: https://www.annalisacrawford.com/
Buy Links: https://books2read.com/clock-in-mothers-house
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/annalisacrawford.author
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnnalisaCrawf
