Voice (Differences in Short Story and Novel Writing)

  For my Irish fiction class this past week we read the novel Breakfast on Pluto by Patrick McCabe. The story starts with a brief history of Irish revolution and then launches straight into this voice: “Although I’m afraid I don’t get too many clients these days! I can just imagine the reaction of my old acquaintance … Continue reading »

How Times Have Changed

In my first fiction class, my professor handed out an article on short stories by William Boyd, a Scottish novelist. The article was a reflection on short stories, both about their history and their nature. We were more interested in the latter, but one of the details Boyd offered about the short story’s history was … Continue reading »