Watch the 140 Character Short Story: IMPROVISING:

Story read by actress Maya Woloszyn

Get to know writer Mark Farley:

1) What is your very short story about?

It’s about a husband and wife experimenting in the bedroom. Well, it is until you read the second line.

2) What motivated you to write this story and submit it to the festival?

I joined Twitter recently and was fascinated to see how much twitter fiction is out there. Fitting a story into a single tweet is such a challenge! The festival appealed because tweets often get lost in a sea of text, and it’s great to see the stories brought to life in a new, exciting way.

3) What movie have you seen the most in your life?

I can watch ‘Shakespeare in Love’ over and over again. I’m a soppy sod, so I love the story, but the quality of the…

Read Today’s Novel Loglines from Writers from all over the world:

Title: Inquisition. Book 1 of the Blood Moon Chronicles
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/inquisition_by_william_diaz.html
Written by: William Diaz
Type: Novel
Genre: Dark fantasy

Title: The Brothers Connolly
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_brothers_connolly_by_ted_prokash.html
Written by: Ted Prokash
Type: Novel
Genre: Literary Fiction, Drama

Title: The Stove-Junker
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_stove_junker_by_sk_kalsi.html
Written by: S.K. Kalsi
Type: Novel
Genre: Literary Fiction

Title: Unbind
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/unbind_by_sarah_michelle_lynch.html
Written by: Sarah Michelle Lynch
Type: Novel
Genre: Romantic thriller

Title: The Origin of F.O.R.C.E.
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_origin_of_force_by_sam_b_miller_ii.html
Written by: Sam B Miller II
Type: Novel
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller

Title: The Truth About Caroline
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/the_truth_about_caroline_by_randi_m_sherman.html
Written by: Randi M Sherman
Type: Novel
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Comedy, Crime

Title: Love was never Mine…
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/love_was_never_mind_by_kunal_bhardwaj.html
Written by: Kunal Bhardwaj
Type: Novel
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Contemporary Romance

Title: Dance of Love
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/dance_of_love_by_inge_saunders.html
Written by: Inge Saunders
Type: Novel
Genre: Romance/Comedy/Drama/Dance (classical)

Title: Becoming Moon
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/becoming_moon_by_craig_a_hart.html
Written by: Craig A. Hart
Type: Novel

Watch the 140 Character Short Story: PRANK CALL:

Story read by actress Maya Woloszyn

Get to know writer Lucas Ruderman:

1) What is your very short story about?

My very short story is about a middle-aged man who has absolutely had it with these prank calls. He gets the old “Is your refrigerator running?” and the little kids laughing trying to remain serious. Fed up with the constant annoyance, he immediately answers his next call with an angry greeting. This is followed by several curses and crude phrases. He is satisfied with his outburst until he hears the frightened and scarred sounding tone of his mother’s voice. This of course is followed by a lecture about how he was raised much better than he had portrayed.

2) What motivated you to write this story and submit it to the festival?

My father used to get prank phone calls all the…

Watch the 140 Character Short Story: DRINKING GAME:

Story read by actress Maya Woloszyn

Get to know writer Helen Freeman:

1) What is your very short story about?

My short story is about two friends sitting and talking and deciding who annoys them the most. They decide to start a list and title it, “People I Want to Punch in the Face”.

2) What motivated you to write this story and submit it to the festival?

I have been toying with this idea for a while, and found that keeping anything to 140 characters was quite difficult. I also just wanted to see how it would be received.

3) What movie have you seen the most in your life?

That would be hard to say. One of my favorites is “Forrest Gump” , “Gone With the Wind”; and I thought “Boyhood” was brilliant.

4) How many scripts and stories have…

Erich Steiner’s IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT was the WILDsound July 2015 winner for Best Film.

You can learn more about this film and it’s various festival selections and wins on it’s Facebook Fan Page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/In-the-Still-of-the-Night-In-der-Stille-der-Nacht/630341427029161

Interview with Erich Steiner:

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?

Erich Steiner: A family, not far away from where I grew up, had killed themselves in 1938. The picture of the father haunted me for quite some time. And then I began to do research on the topic, etc. At the same time, right wing movements had been rising all over Europe during the last couple of years. A frightening development and suddenly I thought: Those things are closer than we think they are.

Matthew: From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film?

Erich: Three years. The topic is not…

Watch the 140 Character Short Story: THE BIG ONE:

Story read by actress Maya Woloszyn

Get to know writer René Claveau:

1) What is your very short story about?

It’s about someone fishing and catching something impossibly big, and plays into the embellishment of fish stories.

2) What motivated you to write this story and submit it to the festival?

The motivation came from the challenge of trying to write a story that can connect with the audience in just 140 characters.

3) What movie have you seen the most in your life?

Probably Star Wars.

4) How many scripts and stories have you written?

I have dozens of short stories, and a few movie and TV scripts.

5) What artists would you love to work with?

Joss Whedon, J.J. Abrams, Gale Anne Hurd, and Jane Espenson.

6) What is your passion in life?

I am most passionate about screenwriting…

Watch the 140 Character Short Story: THE RETREAT

Story read by actress Maya Woloszyn

Get to know writer Kymm O’Malley:

1) What is your very short story about?

– My story is about having to make difficult decisions but maintaining courage and grace in the face of fear.

2) What motivated you to write this story and submit it to the festival?

– As a writer who is just starting to share my work, this seemed like a fun and interesting challenge to tackle. It was a lot of fun!

3) What movie have you seen the most in your life?

– For the past several years, I have been completely in love with Café de Flore, directed and written by Jean Marc Vallee and starring Vanessa Paradis, Kevin Parent, Hélène Florent and Evelyne Brochu.

It is such a beautifully told story of true love and soul mates.

4) How…

STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN IN NEVADA, by Katarzyna Kochany
Short Story Reading:

STORY Read By – Andrew Farr

Short story genre: Family, Adventure, Coming-of-Age, Fantasy, Western

SYNOPSIS:

A father-son road trip from Idaho to Nevada leads to strange encounters with a Shoshone Indian legend..

Get to know writer Katarzyna Kochany:
http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/katarzyna_kochany.html

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http://www.wildsound.ca/short_story_contest.html

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http://www.wildsoundfestival.com/novel_and_short_story_readings.html