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Short Is The New Long

Short Is The New Long

By Greg Krojac and Adam Stump

A podcast aimed at short read readers and short read writers of all genres of fiction.

Adam and Greg chat about writing, and interview short read writers and readers as well as having bonus episodes where authors read excerpts from their own work.

If anyone has any other ideas for content, we'd love to hear from you via any of the social media outlets that can be found in the individual episodes' descriptions or by email at SITNL@hotmail.com
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Episode 7 - Author Chat: ND Coley

Short Is The New LongOct 05, 2020

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Episode 17 - Author Chat: P A Kane

Episode 17 - Author Chat: P A Kane

Greg chats with author P A Kane about his collection of autobiographical essays 'The Last Playlist' as well as his other works and his writing process. 

You can purchase 'The Last Playlist' at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08MCCB8YN/

You can purchase 'Leaving Jackson Wolf' at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07JN6JQRP/ and 'Written In The Stars: The Book Of Molly' at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LD9A8WQ/

You can find Paul’s blog at http://www.pakane.net/ and his ‘onion-style’ blog at http://buffalomud.com

You can find out more about the podcast at our website sitnl4.wixsite.com/sitnlpodcast. You can also follow us on Twitter at @SITNLpodcast, on our Facebook page at facebook.com/SITNLpodcast, and on Instagram at instagram.com/sitnlpodcast.

Adam's website is astump.com, and you can also find him on Facebook or contact him at a.stump.fiction@gmail.com

Greg's website is gregkrojac.com, and he's on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can contact him at greg.krojac@outlook.com

Greg has also just created a newsletter about his writing AND this podcast. If you'd like to receive the newsletter, please go to https://www.gregkrojac.com/newsletter-signup

Dec 21, 202036:25
Episode 16 - The Author Reads: P.A. Kane

Episode 16 - The Author Reads: P.A. Kane

Author P;A. Kane reads an excerpt from his collection of essays, "The Last Playlist"  You can find the book at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08MCCB8YN and more about the author and his other works at www.pakane.net or his Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pakane14220

You can find out more about the podcast at our website sitnl4.wixsite.com/sitnlpodcast. You can also follow us on Twitter at @SITNLpodcast, on our Facebook page at facebook.com/SITNLpodcast, and on Instagram at instagram.com/sitnlpodcast.

We also have a Facebook group Short Read Central

Adam's website is astump.com, and you can also find him on Facebook or contact him at a.stump.fiction@gmail.com

Greg's website is gregkrojac.com, and he's on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can contact him at greg.krojac@outlook.com

Greg has also just created a newsletter about his writing AND this podcast. If you'd like to receive the newsletter, please go to https://www.gregkrojac.com/newsletter-signup

Dec 03, 202015:04
Episode 15 - Author Chat: Mike Horwood

Episode 15 - Author Chat: Mike Horwood

Greg chats with a friend that he lost touch with about thirty-five years ago, author Mike Horwood, about Mike's short novel 'Arthur's Eventful Weekend' as well as his other works and his writing process. .

You can purchase 'Arthur's Eventful Weekend' at www.amazon.com/dp/B00KRGAF8O

You can find Ward Wood Publishing at www.wardwoodpublishing.co.uk

You can find out more about the podcast at our website sitnl4.wixsite.com/sitnlpodcast. You can also follow us on Twitter at @SITNLpodcast, on our Facebook page at facebook.com/SITNLpodcast, and on Instagram at instagram.com/sitnlpodcast.

Adam's website is astump.com, and you can also find him on Facebook or contact him at a.stump.fiction@gmail.com

Greg's website is gregkrojac.com, and he's on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can contact him at greg.krojac@outlook.com

Greg has also just created a newsletter about his writing AND this podcast. If you'd like to receive the newsletter, please go to https://www.gregkrojac.com/newsletter-signup

Nov 24, 202034:16
Episode 14 - The Author Reads: Mike Horwood

Episode 14 - The Author Reads: Mike Horwood

Author Mike Horwood reads an excerpt from his short novel, "Arthur's Eventful Weekend."

You can find Mike's book at https://amazon.com/dp/B00QCM2558

You can find out more about the podcast at our website sitnl4.wixsite.com/sitnlpodcast. You can also follow us on Twitter at @SITNLpodcast, on our Facebook page at facebook.com/SITNLpodcast, and on Instagram at instagram.com/sitnlpodcast.

We also have a Facebook group Short Read Central

Adam's website is astump.com, and you can also find him on Facebook or contact him at a.stump.fiction@gmail.com

Greg's website is gregkrojac.com, and he's on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can contact him at greg.krojac@outlook.com

Greg has also just created a newsletter about his writing AND this podcast. If you'd like to receive the newsletter, please go to https://www.gregkrojac.com/newsletter-signup

Nov 21, 202018:49
Episode 13 - Making Money With Short Stories

Episode 13 - Making Money With Short Stories

Can you make a living from writing short stories? Probably not but there are ways you can make money from your works. Adam and Greg discuss the options. The website that is like Kindle Unlimited for short stories, is www.penpee.com

 Watch an interview with the marvellous Brian Blessed. https://youtu.be/Za79QwYD5mo

Michael Swanwick's interview can be found at https://wired.com/2016/09/geeks-guide-michael-swanwick/

You can find out more about the podcast at our website sitnl4.wixsite.com/sitnlpodcast. You can also follow us on Twitter at @SITNLpodcast, on our Facebook page at facebook.com/SITNLpodcast, and on Instagram at instagram.com/sitnlpodcast.

We also have a Facebook group Short Read Central

Adam's website is astump.com, and you can also find him on Facebook or contact him at a.stump.fiction@gmail.com

Greg's website is gregkrojac.com, and he's on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can contact him at greg.krojac@outlook.com

Greg has also just created a newsletter about his writing AND this podcast. If you'd like to receive the newsletter, please go to https://www.gregkrojac.com/newsletter-signup

Nov 17, 202050:14
Episode 12 - Author Chat: Greg Krojac
Nov 10, 202050:14
Episode 11 - The Author Reads: Greg Krojac

Episode 11 - The Author Reads: Greg Krojac

Podcast co-host Greg Krojac reads an excerpt from his darkly entertaining comedy-horror novella 'WTF?', a perfect story to read on Halloween (or any other time for that matter). 'An American Werewolf In London' meets 'Weekend At Bernie's'.

You can purchase 'WTF?' at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z2SY23K

You can find out more about the podcast at our website sitnl4.wixsite.com/sitnlpodcast. You can also follow us on Twitter at @SITNLpodcast, on our Facebook page at facebook.com/SITNLpodcast, and on Instagram at instagram.com/sitnlpodcast.

Adam's website is astump.com, and you can also find him on Facebook or contact him at a.stump.fiction@gmail.com

Greg's website is gregkrojac.com, and he's on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can contact him at greg.krojac@outlook.com

Greg has also just created a newsletter about his writing AND this podcast. If you'd like to receive the newsletter, please go to https://www.gregkrojac.com/newsletter-signup

Oct 31, 202016:37
Episode 10 - My First Short Read

Episode 10 - My First Short Read

Greg and Adam talk about the first short read that had an impact on them, and even mention some poetry that still resonates with them.

If you'd like to read 'The Metamorphisis' by Franz Kafka, follow this link.

You can find out more about the podcast at our website sitnl4.wixsite.com/sitnlpodcast. You can also follow us on Twitter at @SITNLpodcast, on our Facebook page at facebook.com/SITNLpodcast, and on Instagram at instagram.com/sitnlpodcast.

Adam's website is astump.com, and you can also find him on Facebook or contact him at a.stump.fiction@gmail.com

Greg's website is gregkrojac.com, and he's on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can contact him at greg.krojac@outlook.com

Greg has also just created a newsletter about his writing AND this podcast. If you'd like to receive the newsletter, please go to https://www.gregkrojac.com/newsletter-signup

Oct 26, 202037:45
Episode 9 - The Art of Microfiction

Episode 9 - The Art of Microfiction

Adam and Greg talk about the elements of microficiton - a sub-genre of flash fiction that's limited to just 300 words (or less). 

We had a few unexpected laughs along the way!

The weekly magazine mentioned in the podcast can be found at www.microfictionmondaymagazine.com. Also check out https://twitter.com/MythicPicnic and https://www.blackharepress.com/submissions

You can find out more about the podcast at our website sitnl4.wixsite.com/sitnlpodcast. You can also follow us on Twitter at @SITNLpodcast, on our Facebook page at facebook.com/SITNLpodcast, and on Instagram at instagram.com/sitnlpodcast.

Adam's website is astump.com, and you can also find him on Facebook or contact him at a.stump.fiction@gmail.com

Greg's website is gregkrojac.com, and he's on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can contact him at greg.krojac@outlook.com

Greg has also just created a newsletter about his writing AND this podcast. If you'd like to receive the newsletter, please go to https://www.gregkrojac.com/newsletter-signup

Oct 20, 202050:51
Episode 8 - Special Interview: Steven Carr of Sweetycat Press

Episode 8 - Special Interview: Steven Carr of Sweetycat Press

Adam flies solo this week in an interview with Steven Carr, a prolific author with over 400 short stories published. Steve is also the creator of Sweetycat Press whose goal is to help readers become aware of and to elevate the status of emerging authors .

Steve's website can be found at https://www.stevecarr960.com and the Sweetycat Press Facebook Group is at https://www.facebook.com/groups/3448765445196769

You can follow Steve on Twitter at https://twitter.com/carrsteven960 and Sweetycat Press at https://twitter.com/SweetycatPress

You can find out more about the podcast at our website sitnl4.wixsite.com/sitnlpodcast. You can also follow us on Twitter at @SITNLpodcast, on our Facebook page at facebook.com/SITNLpodcast, and on Instagram at instagram.com/sitnlpodcast.

Adam's website is astump.com, and you can also find him on Facebook or contact him at a.stump.fiction@gmail.com

Greg's website is gregkrojac.com, and he's on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can contact him at greg.krojac@outlook.com

Oct 13, 202059:22
Episode 7 - Author Chat: ND Coley

Episode 7 - Author Chat: ND Coley

Greg and Adam chat with ND Coley about his short story 'The Blanket From the Sky' and find out more about the man himself.

Coley''s Facebook page can be found at https://www.facebook.com/ndcoley1983/


You can find out more about the podcast at our website sitnl4.wixsite.com/sitnlpodcast. You can also follow us on Twitter at @SITNLpodcast, on our Facebook page at facebook.com/SITNLpodcast, and on Instagram at instagram.com/sitnlpodcast.

Adam's website is astump.com, and you can also find him on Facebook or contact him at a.stump.fiction@gmail.com

Greg's website is gregkrojac.com, and he's on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can contact him at greg.krojac@outlook.com

Oct 05, 202045:26
Episode 6 - The Author Reads: ND Coley
Oct 03, 202027:22
Episode 5 - Singles And Shorts

Episode 5 - Singles And Shorts

Adam and Greg talk about two categories, Amazon Singles and Amazon Short Reads, that many people are probably unaware of and how useful the categories are for readers and writers.

Two articles are mentioned in the pod...

46 Brilliant Short Novels You Can Read In A Day at www.buzzfeed.com/danieldalton/short-reads

50 Must-Read Short Books under 250 pages at www.bookriot.com/best-short-books

You can find out more about the podcast at our website sitnl4.wixsite.com/sitnlpodcast. You can also follow us on Twitter at @SITNLpodcast, on our Facebook page at facebook.com/SITNLpodcast, and on Instagram at instagram.com/sitnlpodcast.

Adam's website is astump.com, and you can also find him on Facebook or contact him at a.stump.fiction@gmail.com

Greg's website is gregkrojac.com, and he's on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can contact him at greg.krojac@outlook.com


Sep 28, 202045:00
Episode 4 - Author Chats: Rob Edwards

Episode 4 - Author Chats: Rob Edwards

Greg and Adam chat with Rob Edwards about his short story 'The Lords Of Negative Space' and find out more about the man himself.

Rob's podcast can be found at www.storycastrob.co.uk. and the short story you heard can be found as part of a short story collection 'Tales From The Underground' here. His new novel 'The Ascension Machine' can be found here and you can follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/StorycastRob

You can find out more about the podcast at our website sitnl4.wixsite.com/sitnlpodcast. You can also follow us on Twitter at @SITNLpodcast, on our Facebook page at facebook.com/SITNLpodcast, and on Instagram at instagram.com/sitnlpodcast.

Adam's website is astump.com, and you can also find him on Facebook or contact him at a.stump.fiction@gmail.com

Greg's website is gregkrojac.com, and he's on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. You can contact him at greg.krojac@outlook.com

Sep 22, 202046:55
Episode 3 - The Author reads: Rob Edwards
Sep 19, 202024:56
Episode 2 - Short Stories Are Short, Novels Are Long
Sep 15, 202045:15
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