On Memorial Day weekend, my short story, "No More Visits to the Tragic Kingdom" will be published in As You Were, a Literary Magazine about Military Experience. I am very proud of this work, and how the editor, David, encouraged me to really get it down right. I am very proud of it. Other published work in the past month or so include another installment of James R.:An Irish American Family Saga and before that, my poem "Pilgrimage Along Montparnasse" in Irreantum. Please click the link below to enjoy "No More Visits to the Tragic Kingdom"!
Chris McClelland, multiple award-winning short story writer and novelist, also sometime writing coach
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Monday, May 27, 2024
Blog #115; Memorial Day Weekend; ongoing work
On Memorial Day and Veterans' Day I have been making a tradition of giving away some of my military-themed books. Starting on May 26, My debut novel IN LOVE AND WAR, and my novella, UNDER OLD GLORY, will both be given away (the digital versions only) for a limited time.
Finally, for my birthday, May 2nd, my wife got me a series of lessons on writing suspense/thriller stories, and so far I have learned much from the author, Harlan Coben. I have put my family epic on hold for a while (A Contrite Spirit) to finish out a suspense/thriller, and do something I have wanted to do for a long time: market it to the major agencies. Its setting is mostly right here in Utah, and it has a deep flavoring of Mormon culture, and Rocky Mountain West humor.
Please, if you have stuck with me as I write these blogs this long, please take advantage of the free book offer.
Enjoy the beautiful summer weather!
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