The STARS of 2014
John M. Floyd, Appearing in issue #1, January 6, 2014 *** 6
Stories
Kendra Yoder, Appearing in issue #2, January 13, 2014 *** 3 Stories
Emma Courtice, Appearing in issue #3, January 20, 2014 *** 2 Stories
Clare Mischica, Appearing in issue #4, January 27, 2014 *** 3 Stories
Laird Long, Appearing in issue #5, February 3, 2014 *** 2 Stories
Monica A. Andermann, Appearing in issue #6, February 10, 2014
John M. Floyd, Appearing in issue #7, February 17, 2014 ***
Jean A. Davidson, Appearing in issue #8, February 24, 2014
Shirley McCann, Appearing in issue #9, March 3, 2014
Janie Turnbull, Appearing in issue #10, March 10, 2014
Michael D’Angona, Appearing in issue #11, March 17, 2014 *** 2 Stories
Richard Ciciarelli, Appearing in issue #12, March 24, 2014 *** 2 Stories
Tracie Rae Griffith, Appearing in issue #13, March 31, 2014 *** 4 Stories
John M. Floyd, Appearing in issue #14, April 7, 2014 ***
Adele Polomski, Appearing in issue #15, April 14, 2014
Phyllis Whitfield, Appearing in issue #16, April 21, 2014 *** 2 Stories
Tracie Rae Griffith, Appearing in issue #17, April 28, 2014 ***
Laird Long, Appearing in issue #18, May 5, 2014 ***
Clare Mishica, Appearing in issue #19, May 12, 2014 ***
Wendy Hobday Haugh, Appearing in issue #20, May 19, 2014
Marti Attoun, Appearing in issue #21, May 26, 2014
Herschel Cozine, Appearing in issue #22, June 2, 2014 *** 2 Stories
Tamara Shaffer, Appearing in issue #23, June 9, 2014
Gary Delafield, Appearing in issue #24, June 16, 2014 *** 3 Stories
Kendra Yoder, Appearing in issue #25, June 23, 2014 ***
John M. Floyd, Appearing in issue #26, June 30, 2014 ***
S. Furlong-Bolliger, Appearing in issue #27, July 7, 2014
Adrian Ludens, Appearing in issue #28, July 14, 2014
Kendra Yoder, Appearing in issue #29, July 21, 2014 ***
Mary L. Johnson, Appearing in issue #30, July 28, 2014
Mary Ann Joyce, Appearing in issue #31 August 4, 2014
Joan Dayton, Appearing in issue #32 August 11, 2014
Marianna Heusler, Appearing in issue #33, August 18, 2014 *** 2 Stories
Shannon Fay, Appearing in issue #34, August 25, 2014
John M. Floyd, Appearing in issue #35, September 1, 2014 ***
Bern Sy Moss, Appearing in issue #36, September 8, 2014
Herschel Cozine, Appearing in issue #37, September 15, 2014 ***
Phyllis Whitfield, Appearing in issue #38, September 22, 2014 ***
Richard Ciciarelli, Appearing
in issue #39, September 29, 2014 ***
Gary Delafield, Appearing in issue #40, October 6, 2014 ***
Clare Mishica, Appearing in issue #41, October 13, 2014 ***
John M. Floyd, Appearing
in issue #42, October 20, 2014 ***
Rosemary Hayes, Appearing in issue #43, October 27, 2014 *** 2 Stories
Gary Delafield, Appearing in issue #44, November 3, 2014 ***
Tracie Rae Griffith, Appearing in issue #45, November 10, 2014 ***
Tracy Green, Appearing in issue #46, November 17, 2014
Aimee Deschaine, Appearing in issue #47, November 24, 2014
Marianna Heusler, Appearing in issue #48, December 1, 2014 ***
Emma Courtice, Appearing in issue #49, December 8, 2014 ***
Rosemary Hayes, Appearing in issue #50, December 15, 2014 ***
Michael D’Angona, Appearing in issue #51, December 22, 2014 ***
Tracie Rae Griffith, Appearing in issue #52, December 29, 2014 ***
11 comments:
That took a bit of compiling, Jody. Did you have a spare half-hour or something? I checked but my name's not in there. Thought they might have snuck one past me, but no.
@ Chris. Someone on this blog very recently commented that they thought they recognized the author's name as being pubbed before, and I thought...hmmm....I wonder how many stories that guy actually had this year? And then this list happened. What can I say... I'm a Virgo.
I think I'm the one that recognized Marianne's name - I remember noticing also that her style is quite definite, pleasant and easy to read. And it was the same in both the stories that I noticed had her name as author. she's not what I think of as a choppy writer - she makes easy transitions between scenes and people. Quite an accomplishment in 700 words, I think. I also think (suspect) she gets less editing than some other writers claim they get. This list represents quite a bit of time on your part to compile. Thanks for doing it, Jody. I haven't been able to find the most recent WW in Boston stores yet and wonder if they're all sold out or (more likely I think) just delayed in getting into our area. Logan's been closed so much lately; I assume they're flown in. Anyone know?
woops - I did recognize marianne's style and name, but it was actually a male I commented on, and HIS style was all over the place - really professional in one piece and a mess in the other. I remember wonderying why and guessed he was in a rush with the second story. I do notice recurring phrases and stylistic "tics" a lot probably because I used to write for newspapers.
An interesting list, Jody. So it would seem that some writers can produce a steady stream of little mysteries. I wonder if any of the local newspapers who are hurting for subscribers would be interested in publishing a weekly solve it yourself mystery. Has anyone inquired about the possibility? Julia just made me think of that.
Mary Jo - What a good idea! I think I read somewhere that Donald Sobol, who wrote a series for kids about a boy named "Encyclopedia Brown" started his career in daily journalism in NYC, with something called "One Minute Mysteries." Anyone else remember that?
@Julia... please guide us as a newspaper writer... to whom do we we approach at the paper to pitch a minute mystery column?
Jody - I'm retired now. Based on the way things used to be, I'd approach the feature or lifestyle editor. Newspapers are ravening beasts, hungry for copy. You can't have "writer's block" and write for them. They need you to grind the stuff out. So work up and present a portfolio. Don't approach a paper without samples of your best work.
Ravening beasts... sorta gets me hot. haha
Thanks for the info.
By the way, in talking about male vs female authors in 2014 there were 21 stories written by men and 31 written by women, assuming Janie, S. Furlong, Marti, and Jean are women.
Post a Comment