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Carriage House Review Literary Magazine
http://www.carriagehousereview.com
Carriage House Review is a literary magazine devoted to dark fiction. Our aim is to present previously unpublished writings that convey a "dark" feel without necessarily being genre-oriented. We are seeking intelligent, disquieting, well-written work in the spirit of such authors as Joyce Carol Oates and Henry James.K.A. Hunter editor@carriagehousereview.com
Espresso Fiction
http://www.espressofiction.com
An innovative web service is expanding into children's and teen fiction. We are looking for great short stories under 2500 words. Please read full guidelines before submitting. Stories may be submitted online. Payment is US$30 per story and also includes a 6 month subscription to Espresso Fiction. Submission Guidelines: http://www.espressofiction.com/information_writers.php
Glimmer Train
Accepts mainstream short story submissions. Pays $500. Please check site for full submission guidelines.http://www.glimmertrain.com/writguid1.html
Lullaby Hearse
Lullaby Hearse is seeking poetry, art and fiction with a focus on vivid imagery and clear prose. Writing should be within the realm of the experimental and there are no taboos--sexually or violently graphic material is welcome when done in interesting ways. Work can vary from stark realism to nightmare landscapes, but contributers are encouraged not to be dull or fantastical.
Submission Guidelines: http://www.lullabyhearse.com/guidelines.html
Mindprints
http://www.imindprints.com/subguide.htm
Accepts submissions year-round, but the submission deadline for the annual issue is April 1. Material received after this date will be held and reviewed for the next issue unless we are contacted to do otherwise.
FICTION, MEMOIR AND POETRY
In order to showcase as many voices and views as possible, Mindprints only accepts short fiction and memoir of 250-750 words and poems up to 35 lines. Since we are committed to publishing quality work, we will occasionally consider slightly longer or shorter pieces of exceptional merit, but please note, we rarely publish work over our maximum word limits.
Vestal Review
**Will not accept submission during the months of March, June, September and December**E-Mail: mailto:editor@stny.rr.com
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ARTICLE:
Seven Common Character TypesBy Terry W. Ervin II
Fiction writers employ a variety of characters while weavingtheir tales. Beyond the standard definitions of protagonist (themain character in a literary work) and antagonist (the maincharacter or force that opposes the protagonist in a literarywork), recognizing the types of characters and the parts theyplay while reading an interesting story can add to theexperience.
In addition, a fuller understanding of the charactertypes and their uses can increase a writer's effectiveness inweaving his own fictional tales.
Below is a list of common character types, followed by an explanation and short example.Confidante - someone in whom the central character confides, thus revealing the main character's personality, thoughts, and intentions.
The confidante does not need to be a person.
Example: In a story, Melvin Sanders is a detective on the trailof a serial killer. He travels with his pet dog, a pug named Chops. Instead of listening to the radio, Melvin talks to Chops,telling him his theories about the serial killer and his concernhe may never discover the killer's identity.
In this example Chops is a confidante.
Dynamic Character- a character which changes during the course of a story ornovel. The change in outlook or character is permanent. Sometimesa dynamic character is called a developing character.
Example: Ebenezer Scrooge, in A Christmas Carol by Dickens, wasvery stingy with his money. He worked his employees very veryhard for little pay. After his experiences with the ghosts that visited him, he changed his ways, paying his employees a morethan fair wage, providing days off work and actually giving gifts.In this example Ebenezer Scrooge is a dynamic character.
Flat Character- a character who reveals only one, maybe two, personality traitsin a story or novel, and the trait(s) do not change.
Example: In a story about a friendly teacher named Sandra Smith,Louis Drud is a janitor in her building. Louis is always tiredand grumpy whenever Sandra runs across him and says hello.In this example Louis Drud is a flat character.You can read the rest of this article here:http://www.fictionfactor.com/guests/common.html
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