Interviews – Pauline Shen

What has Pauline Shen been up to? What can we expect to see from her next?

Season Summary: Summer 2025

My Camino story “Et Suseia” is published with Scrawl Place. This piece began as a 500-word contest entry and later, with a year’s worth of revisions, grew into something more substantial.
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Updates & Work in Progress: Autumn 2025

Be sure to subscribe if you haven’t done so already. I’ll be streamlining my marketing and publicity efforts; this means fewer social media interactions. Check back on my website or blog for information on my writing and visual art projects.

What I’m Reading: Autumn 2025

I read Anne Tyler’s Three Days in June. Her characters are true to life. If you have never read Anne Tyler’s work before, I highly recommend reading any (or all!) of her books. She is my favourite contemporary author.
I re-read L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables. There are so many rich descriptions and timeless characters in this story. And great nuggets of wisdom too! I followed this up with The Blue Castle, which is a lesser-known title from the same author.
I have just begun reading Sara Gruen’s Water for Elephants. It is my first experience with this story as I have never read it nor seen the film adaptation. A heart-wrenching yet beautiful page-turner.

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Seasonal Update: What has Pauline Shen been up to? What can we expect to see from her next?

June 20, 2024August 27, 2024 Pauline Shen

Season Summary: Spring 2024

“Flowers are complex in their varieties yet share a universal vulnerability to the elements—just as we do.” – Pauline Shen

My visual piece “Sunrise01” was included in Quibble Lit’s inaugural print issue.
Blank Spaces Magazine published a reprint of my short story “Glycerine” in March.
My short fiction “How to Make a Pet Rock” is published with The Bookends Review.
My visual essay “Beautiful Botanicals” is now available in the June 2024 issue of Blank Spaces Magazine. It features some of my pen & ink daisies.

Updates & Work in Progress: Summer 2024

Check out my blog in case you missed these awesome interviews. I am delighted to partner with editors, writers, and publishers to bring you an insider scoop on what’s going on in the industry. More to come—make sure you subscribe to stay up to date.
Quibble Lit’s second print issue, Vessel, will include my visual piece “Rebirth.” Glad to have this piece back in circulation and in print!
My visual piece “In Hand” is forthcoming in issue 23 of After Happy Hour. This is a digital collage that I made from my own original wildlife photos.
I’m working on my novel manuscript this season along with re-tooling several shorter works that had been sitting in draft form for far too long.

What I’m Reading: Summer 2024

Have you read Professor Laura Bates’ Shakespeare Saved My Life? It’s categorized as memoir. It is not your typical, “these things happened in my life,” style of memoir. This is the close reading of Shakespeare’s writing that you didn’t know you needed. The writing is succinct, yet the scenes are written with the kind of detail that makes this a page-turner. At the same time, each chapter is organized as a small section, so the reader can take breaks. Take those breaks. This book has gravity. Let it sink in. All. The. Things.
I’ve been binge-reading Sarah McCoy’s books starting with Marilla of Green Gables. Remember L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables? This book is a prequel that centers around Marilla’s coming of age. Each chapter contains rich historical and geographical details folded into a gentle and tender story.
Did you know Zorro came from a book? I’m reading Johnston McCulley’s The Curse of Capistrano (later re-named to The Mark of Zorro). There’s romance, adventure, and a bit of history all packed into one novella. A fun read.

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Interviews

Interview with Garrett Souliere

December 7, 2023August 27, 2024 Pauline Shen

In this post, we’ll be hearing from Garrett Souliere, Editor/Founder of Quibble Literary Journal. Garrett tells us the story behind Quibble’s founding, describes how the journal has and continues to evolve, and shares inspiring words that every budding writer should know.

When you first founded Quibble, what was the main driving factor that motivated you to launch this independent magazine?

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Interviews

Interview with Nancy Kay Clark

November 9, 2023August 27, 2024 Pauline Shen

In this post, we’ll be learning more about Nancy Kay Clark, Toronto-based Writer & Editor, and Editor-in-Chief of CommuterLit.com. Nancy tells us about the beginnings of CommuterLit, gives poignant advice to new writers, and shares resources for writers such as the CommuterLit Writing Circle.

Nancy, you have a lot of editing experience. Can you share your number one tip for budding writers looking to get published?

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