Short Stories
DEAR AUTHOR
Every writer has received one of those obnoxious "Dear Author" rejection letters in which a publisher or agent couldn't even be bothered to address the author by name. Veteran writers rack up hundreds of them as their writing careers progress.
In this short story, find out what happens when writer James Walek receives one too many of those insulting "Dear Author" letters.
(Genre: Short Story Fiction)
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THAT'S WHY I'M THE SOAP OPERA WRITER
Go behind the scenes of popular soap opera TO LIVE AND LOVE in this humorous short story in which the backstage drama is more intense than what happens in front of the camera.
Follow hopeful actor Robert Schwarzmann in his journey from a small town in Maine to the glitz and glamor lifestyle of daytime television in Hollywood, California. Discover why in an industry in which looks mean everything, nothing is as it seems.
Serious themes percolate beneath the comedic surface in this short story.
Bonus Short Story Included With THAT'S WHY I'M THE SOAP OPERA WRITER
WELCOME TO SLATERS FALLS
Find out who comes out on top when a dirty cop pulls over a take-no-prisoners bitch on a deserted country road in this bonus short story featuring a crossover storyline with characters from Matthew W. Grant's novel SECRETS OF SLATERS FALLS and his serial NORTHBRIDGE.
(Genre: Soap Opera Short Stories)
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