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S. Chris Shirley

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I'm away from authonomy for a while, but you can reach me at SChrisShirley at yahoo dot com.
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My novel, PLAYING BY THE BOOK, will be published by Magnus Books in fall 2012. I am represented by Sterling Lord Literistic.

favourite books

Classics: To Kill A Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, Jane Eyre, The Count of Monte Cristo, The Lord of the Rings

Short Stories: Dangerous Laughter, Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl

On Writing: The Making of a Story (LaPlante), Inside Story (Marks), Save The Cat (Snyder), The Art of Fiction (Rand), The Art of Dramatic Writing (Egri), The Writer's Journey (Vogler)

On Comedy: Writing the Romantic Comedy-Chapter 8 (Mernit)

On Editing: Self-Editing for Fiction Writers (Browne, King), The Elements of Style (Strunk, White), Techniques of the Selling Writer (Swain)

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bene20 wrote 20 days ago

my name is Benedicta,i saw your profile today and i became interested....

KJKron wrote 25 days ago

Glad to see your book is being published - I assume that Playing by t....

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KirkH wrote 106 days ago

Hi Chris, I hope you can get a chance to read parts of my college ca....

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I wrote 1076 days ago

Okay, I've only read the first chapter but I am just riveted by this book and am so sorry I haven't read it sooner. Masterful writing, great packing, primal situations and what JAKE would call religious narcissism all rolled up into one. SHELVED! view book

I wrote 1076 days ago

This is absolutely delicious! LOVE IT! SHELVED! view book

I wrote 1076 days ago

This is hilarious! The line about the nun's imaginary friend has to be one of the funniest lines ever! The tone is pitch perfect to my ear and the tension pulls the narrative along wonderfully. SHELVED! Oh, Jake wants some of Nelson's tea! view book

I wrote 1076 days ago

You have a wonderful sense of humor, but what I love the MOST about this is the way you effortlessly shift POV from bull to crow to Cuthbert himself! This is usually jarring to me but you do it exceptionally well! SHELVED! view book

I wrote 1076 days ago

We I think about it, 1996 was a great year for me too! This is very engaging and I can only guess what is true (the bump on the nose) and what is fiction (the freckles). SHELVED! Detailed notes in your inbox. view book

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