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Scene vs. Summary – A Metaphor

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Kelsie Hahn

I’ve been struggling to develop a metaphor for talking about scene and summary, because this is often an aspect of craft difficult to wrangle in a story. I tried helicopters, but that didn’t really make any sense, and coming down … Continue reading →

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Free Indirect Styl’n – You Too Can Perform Magic

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Kelsie Hahn

Control of point of view is one of the most important skills a writer can have, and I’ll be focusing particularly here on prose. In controlling point of view, prose has this magical, fantastic tool call “Free Indirect Style,” so … Continue reading →

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Puerto Contributor News: Matthew Salesses Writer in Residence at Necessary Fiction

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Kelsie Hahn

Puerto del Sol contributor (whose work appears in our latest issue, 47.1) is the Writer in Residence over at Necessary Fiction for the month of July. He’s focusing on revision this month, something we can all learn more about. Check … Continue reading →

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I’m Officially Banning “Writing Exercises”

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Kelsie Hahn

Sometimes I get the sense that at some point, as writers, we’re supposed to move beyond the need for “exercises.” A certain caliber of writer doesn’t need exercises, as she should have written enough stories to understand her writing process, … Continue reading →

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Author Spotlight: Dustin M. Hoffman

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Kelsie Hahn

From “Building Walls,” by Dustin M. Hoffman in Puerto del Sol Vol 47, No. 1:   Forget eight hours, lunch breaks, smoke breaks, bathroom breaks. This is a twelve-hour mother. Boss Sleeth gives our crew one day to finish this … Continue reading →

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Five Short Stories that End with Grace

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Kelsie Hahn

The ending of a story is always a tough time for me, both as a writer and as a reader – it’s the ending of a story that either elevates or destroys the piece as a whole. Often while reading … Continue reading →

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Five Short Stories that Open with a BANG

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Kelsie Hahn

I love stories that open with a bang. I’m a fan of the short, pointed first sentence, such as the sentence preceding this one. My time to read, like everyone’s, is sparse, and I’m not a patient reader. Particularly as … Continue reading →

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