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Mentoring in Audio

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 6, 2013. Posted in General. No Comments on Mentoring in Audio

Yesterday I joined the Podiobooks Mentoring Community. The Community is a Google+ site created by Podiobooks.com, a site offering free serialized audio books. Last year, when I was struck by this wild idea to record my short stories and make them available on-line for free, I found podibooks.com. I hung around their community for days, reading...

How You’re Listening

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on July 3, 2013. Posted in General. No Comments on How You’re Listening

“I love the cd! It is particularly wonderful listening to it while driving to the northeast … It’s a wonderful reminder of home and what’s real. I salute you . . . It is just superb.” Ellen Klyce, Spiritual Director LISTEN: “Lucky Critters” :

What They’re Saying

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 30, 2013. Posted in General. No Comments on What They’re Saying

“I started with Lucky Critters and your reading reminded me for all the world of the cadence of Larry Brown reading from his works years ago, one of his first, at a Jackson literary festival. It was when Larry was getting to be noticed.” Lynn Watkins, journalist, lawyer, Mississippi reader LISTEN: “Lucky Critters” :

What They’re Saying

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on June 29, 2013. Posted in General. No Comments on What They’re Saying

“I love Ellen’s stories! Crisp, funny and fresh like a summer salad. They make me laugh and then they make me think.” Elaine Blanchard, storyteller, writer, actor; co-author of “For Goodness Sakes” LISTEN: “Lucky Critters” :

“Buck Up, You Fool!” or Crying at Your Own Writing

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on October 26, 2012. Posted in General. No Comments on “Buck Up, You Fool!” or Crying at Your Own Writing

I’d been working on the short story for years. An early version was workshopped in Richard Bausch’s Moss Group. Later, the story received an Honorable Mention in the Memphis Magazine Short Fiction Contest. But I’d never successfully placed the story for publication anywhere. That’s because it wasn’t right. “Ain’t No Commies ‘Round Here,”...

Why I Have Decided to Podcast My Short Stories

Written by Ellen Morris Prewitt on October 22, 2012. Posted in General. No Comments on Why I Have Decided to Podcast My Short Stories

In filing new query letters for my short story collection, I came across an old document. The year was 2007. The list identified agents who asked for stories or the entire manuscript. There were many. I chose one. The agent I picked was not good for me. I piddled around with him for four years, only to ultimately part ways, my fiction unsold. I’m...