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Just posted 7th edit of Barstow Little

I've been writing for 19 years, seriously for half that, and have written a couple of unpublished novels and a collection of short stories.

I have a BA in English Literature, an MA in Literature in English, and an MBA in Market Strategy and International Business.

favourite books

Crime and Punishment
Death in the Afternoon
The Executioner's Song
Midnight's Children
Public Enemies

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The Very Normal Life of Barsto....

Cully Perlman

BARSTOW LITTLE HAS BEEN RE-WRITTEN. The revised version recently won the Writer's Digest 8th Guide To Literary Agents Contest.


Barstow Little is introduced to death at an early age, and this harsh introduction shapes the man he becomes. From the rural landscape of Jackson, "Anytown" America, where men die lonely, solitary deaths in the back alleys of the 1930's, to the pastoral fields of a war-ravaged France, Barstow overcomes the hurdles and tribulations he faces--in war and in his relationships--until he himself meets his maker. But along the way, the person he becomes is far from the cherubic, innocent, shy boy he starts out as, fishing the streams of the Little Bull River with Mitchell Carter and hiking the shaded, craggly Flat Irons where black bear and mountain lion hide in the darkness of nature.

Manuscript is complete - But will be editing diligently based on comments/criticism, and general need. Thanks for reading.

 

The Losses

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Hope and loss overwhelm members of a family after a reunion in a quaint Georgia town.


In the six related narratives that make up "The Losses," memory is unreliable, relationships are complicated, and the characters' lives are painfully exposed with each chapter, revealing, exactly, how their tragic story came to be.

A mother and her three daughters' lives come slowly apart when the various hopes and dreams they have for themselves spiral out of control. Julianne, the matriarch, is losing her loving husband to Alzheimer's. Sammy, her eldest daughter, is slowly losing her marriage to alcoholism, yet remains in denial. And Julianne's other daughters' lives are forever altered when one of their spouses loses a high-level position he believes he has earned.

 

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I wrote 687 days ago

I commented ten days ago or so but wanted to chime back in. Lindy Mason saw the illumination of the porch light on the Duncan's back deck. --THIS is where you should start your story. THere's something about this sentence that yells to me that this is the beginning of your story. Include what you... view book

I wrote 687 days ago

This is very good writing. The only suggestion I would make is to go from the general to the specific. RIght now what's going on has to be inferred by the reader rather than the story / work showing us what's going on. We know there's a war, but we're not sure with whom. We know what we 'could' buy ... view book

I wrote 688 days ago

First off, I may be a horrible person to critique your work, as I do not normally read Chick Lit, Romance, etc. So I am reviewing here with a focus on the writing, but will make comments regarding style, dialogue, etc. where I think I can provide constructive criticism. "Urgh" is a bit of a sound... view book

I wrote 691 days ago

You write very well. The sentences are short and strong and while at first I had a problem with how chapter 1 began, I forgot about it pretty quickly as I wanted to know more about the trouble he was looking to get into. Not sure about some of the imagery, e.g., "Tongues of fire crept up his back...... view book

I wrote 691 days ago

It's well-written and you draw good images of the men, what they're like, etc. I felt you could tighten up the dialogue, as in some spots it seems a little long-winded and a bit artificial, but nothing too-overly distracting. I don't like it when "his appearance became sinister." Show that it became... view book

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