If you have a Twitter, that can also be a good idea. Especially for lesser known authors, because they aren't getting flooded with DMs the way your literary giants may be. I DMed one of my favorite authors recently about a book she translated from Japanese to English, and we had a very wholesome/interesting conversation. She even told me about an upcoming title that hasn't been advertised in any way yet. So no matter the medium, go for it.

Lonesome Dove, Shogun, Song of Achilles

I couldn't find a pdf anywhere unfortunately. And Kindle wants $10.99 for it. A 20 page story. That's insane. But check your DM here and I may be able to help you :)

Same. Short stories are one of my favorite mediums of lit. A community college professor got me into them actually, by recommending and reading a Raymond Carver story out loud in class.

Have you read Madeline Miller's little short story called Galatea? It's 20 pages and vaguely reminds me of The Yellow Wallpaper. It's a retelling of the Greek myth of Pygmalion.

The Yellow Wallpaper by CPG is a short story, in case you didn't realize. You really should add Lonesome Dove and probably move it to the top of your queue because it's the greatest novel ever and that is a fact lol.

🤣🤣🤣 If Stephen Hawking had written The Gunslinger, it might have actually been readable.

Not making fun, I'm sure it was just a typo or something. I'm just laughing at the idea of Hawking writing fantasy.

Number 35 is the GOAT

Agreed. And in the case I'm referencing, McMurtry reveals a spoiler about the book itself and an even bigger spoiler about the sequel.

I got burnt hard af by Larry McMurtry in his introduction to Lonesome Dove, so now I avoid the intros like the plague until I've finished the book.