I was once told the genre of short story writing is the most difficult to master, and a field that is reserved for literary luminaries such as Jeffrey Archer and Frederick Forsyth.
That comment served to light a fire in the distant recesses of my mind. When I hear those kinds of remarks, my hackles rise and I immediately want to prove them wrong. In “A Fistful of Diamonds” I have undertaken to create nineteen short stories, which I sincerely hope will keep everybody enthralled. If I have come anywhere near meeting the exceptional standards of the above-mentioned authors, then I will be over the moon.
As always, I will let you the reader be the final adjudicator on whether this has been achieved.
Chris Forward July 2016
That comment served to light a fire in the distant recesses of my mind. When I hear those kinds of remarks, my hackles rise and I immediately want to prove them wrong. In “A Fistful of Diamonds” I have undertaken to create nineteen short stories, which I sincerely hope will keep everybody enthralled. If I have come anywhere near meeting the exceptional standards of the above-mentioned authors, then I will be over the moon.
As always, I will let you the reader be the final adjudicator on whether this has been achieved.
Chris Forward July 2016