Tier Ranking All My Short Stories
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MY SHORT STORIES:
☾Tabula Rasa - The Temz Review: www.thetemzreview.com/fiction...
☾How to Slaughter - The Common: www.thecommononline.org/how-t...
☾After Hours - Vagabond City Lit: vagabondcitylit.com/2022/04/1...
☾Daughter of a King - Vagabond City Lit: vagabondcitylit.com/2022/03/2...
☾I Will Never Tell You This - The Puritan: puritan-magazine.com/never-tel...
☾Solarium - Minola Review: www.minolareview.com/shaelin-b...
☾Barefoot - The Fiddlehead [print only]: thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282
☾Wishbone - PRISM international [print only]: prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/pr...
☾Wishbone - video reading: vimeo.com/420052282
☾Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden - The Puritan: puritan-magazine.com/cherry-an...
☾Hold Me Under Till I See the Light - The New Quarterly: web.archive.org/web/202011301...
☾Beautiful Animal - Room: roommagazine.com/issues/twine
☾Zugzwang - Plenitude: plenitudemagazine.ca/zugzwang/
☾Elise Holding a Deer Mouse, 1829 - CAROUSEL: carouselmagazine.ca/c45-bishop/
☾How You'll Feel After the War - PRISM international: prismmagazine.ca/2021/10/20/pr...
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→How old are you? - 25
→How long have you been writing? - Since I was 8
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→Where can I read your books? - None of my books are published yet, but you can read my published short fiction in my linktree (linked above!)
→So when will your book be published? - I don’t know! I’m in the revision process right now, but I can’t predict exactly when I’ll have a book published. But I’m working on it!
→Do you plan to traditionally publish or self publish? - Traditionally publish
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i love these ranking videos! sorry some rude comments have dissuaded you from making them. both your writing and advice have been some of my biggest inspirations to better my own work, i literally will watch one of your videos before writing to get myself excited for it, so seeing how you rank/critique your own work is really cool and interesting!
also just a sucker for ranking videos. they are like little candybars to me
luckily people weren't too rude and overall very nice!! I just didn't think I could handle a comments section where people basically just started ranking my stories themselves lmao
I'm glad you were nicer to yourself near the end. All the stories I've read of yours have fallen into I'm impressed or Pulitzer worthy in my opinion. How to Slaughter is the most recent one I read, and I loved it. All your hard work has really paid off.
thank you so much!
I really admire that you can write short stories, because any time I try to write anything "short" it comes out at 50k words. Good video, was a joy to watch!
Also, speaking of tier ranking your first lines, I think it would be interesting to see you rank your last lines. For me I have a million first lines, but not many last lines because I never finish anything lol.
interesting idea!
"short for me is 50k"
brandon sanderson behavior
The last couple of paragraphs in a story, and the last line, are crucial to everything that has gone before. Obvious enough but hard to achieve.
The story closure in Shaelin's stories gave me that sense of revelation which I found in Richard Ford's collection Rock Springs - way back !
@@agentofmalarkey7241 the longest thing I've ever written was 50k. lol.
I have never needed a physical copy of Shaelin's collections more than while watching this video. I'm actually so upset they aren't something I can buy yet. Also, the loglines for Darling I Fear For You & Kill Sin will haunt my dreams. (In a good way. I just really want to read them.)
hopefully that collection will exist someday!!
Stories to haunt your dreams - the highest accolade. I had not heard of these stories; they are like gift-wrapped parcels under the Xmas tree.
A book of Shaelin's stories will appear, I have no doubt. Copies will even find their way to my city in Scotland. Stories are the Box of Delights.
@@johnhaggerty4396 bro why do you sound like an AI
@@nathaliemortimer399 I am an AI, Nathalie. With a challenged IQ. Can you teach me how to sound more, er, humanoid ?
YOUR TIER RANKING VIDEOS ARE MY FAVE
Your story ‘Zugzwang’ is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever read. The last line made me feel like I’d transcended onto another plane. Would love to hear you talk more about that story and others that you haven’t really talked about on your channel.
Wow thank you so much! Now that I think about it, I think the reason I rated it a little lower was because I didn't actually spend much time on it overall (really, just a couple days of work total), but that's just because it all fit together so easily! This comment reminded me how much I love it
also cherry and jane in the garden of eden is one my favourite pieces of writing of all time!
I’ve read several of your short stories and flash fiction pieces that are available online for free and am super impressed with all of them. I don’t know why your flash pieces really stick out to me, especially AFTER HOURS. Also loved TABULA RASA, HOW TO SLAUGHTER, I WILL NEVER TELL YOU THIS and CHERRY AND JANE IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN.
I remember you talking about KUDSU GIRLS in other videos. I hope it finds a home eventually. One of my short stories got about 30 rejections before finally being accepted for publication. It’s definitely possible!
This is a wonderful video! I’m going to submit more of my short stories now. 🥰
Thank you so much! I decided to just save Kudzu Girls for my collection because magazines didn’t seem interested and I needed some unpublished pieces, so it’ll be published there eventually!
You are legitimately my favorite author and I’ve read every story you’ve published online! My four favorite stories of yours are Hold Me Under Till I See the Light (not only is it amazingly written, but it’s helped me process some of my feelings after leaving a conservative evangelical church as a teen), I Will Never Tell You This (it is SO complex and I love it), Tabula Rasa (I don’t know what to say except that it’s amazing), and Daughter of a King (that first line hits HARD).
Thank you for reading, I'm so happy you enjoyed
I Like your talking about literature!
I follow your writing suggestion.
HOW TO SLAUGHTER is my favorite piece of work of yours. It has the same dreamlike feel of some of your more abstract pieces but it's more concrete and I really FELT IT at the end. Also, the metaphors were JUICY AF. I strive to someday have the specificity of your diction... Very cool to hear all your thoughts on your pieces!
So happy you enjoyed it💕
Sorry if people are bringing workshop energy to the youtube comment section. You're awesome and Cherry and Jane is my favorite short story ever.
Your short stories are exquisite. It’s made me so inspired to write my own. ❤
thank you so much!!
This was genuinely heartening🙌 - sometimes its hard to look at your own work or it even becomes a mystery after time to express why you like some others more; encouraged to re-read work from this year with this lens. Honestly would like to see tier rankings of these stories but for their other qualities - linguistics, depth, structure, etc ☺
Hold me under being Pulitzer worthy really warms my heart because it's def my new favourite after Cherry and Jane
This, like the first lines video, was awfully courageous of you!
Thank you!
I would literally put all of your stories that I read into Pulitzer worthy because your short fiction is just so beautiful and inspiring!
🥺🥺
I literally watch each of your videos like 4 times while I wait for you to upload at the end of every week.
I've been following this channel since back when you had long hair and wrote fantasy and it's been such a delight to see you grow as a writer and become prouder and happier with your work!! I've loved everything I've read from you so far and your videos 100% helped me develop as a writer as well. Just wanted to leave my thanks!
wow thank you for supporting me for so long!!
I've read a few of your short stories and enjoyed them all. I plan to read more and, in fact, that video is a very good companion for this since it gives me a tiers list of what I should read first. lol
Keep up the good work.
"YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR BODY IS BURIED" is such a fantastically written story. Deeply heartbreaking in an unsettling way. Also haunting and creepy.There was this one line in the middle of the plot that literally made me shiver and gasp. Ugh, so so good.
ah thank you so much!! can I ask which line (if you remember) haha i'm curious now!
@ShaelinWrites TH-cam keeps deleting my reply and I'm not sure why 😭 The story was full of emotionally devastating lines, but the one that made shiver and gasp was the one that starts with "Here's a disgusting thought". So creepy and so revealing.
The loglines of these stories really inspired me to start writing short stories of my own. I cant wait to read yours !
I really like these videos. You can consider doing another one where you tier rank all your titles; I always like how you title your stories/ novels.
i am devastated that people left random hate on your last video, everything in the Shakespeare is Quaking tier deserved that position
Please keep doing what you're doing. I value your experience and I find your unbiased professional presence refreshing. (Also: killer titles!) Thank you.
I'm coming back to this video (can't believe it's been a year, wow time is weird) because I feel like I wrote my best story, so far, in 2022 so I've been feeling like writing has been and I needed to remind myself that writing isn't a linear process. My relationship with my stories and how I feel about them and their quality will also go up and down.
Thanks a lot for making this video Shaelin
You did such a good job, Shaelin! And wow, 30+ short stories! You are a prolific short story writer. I hadn't realized until I saw this.
short stories are probably my favourite thing to write!
Oh man, I love Solarium! I would have put it one higher, at least. I also love Elise Holding a Deer Mouse, that one definitely belongs up there
idk why content that's people talking about their own work is just so satisfying to me
*Update: Just finished reading "Hold Me Under Till I See the Light". This is also a masterpiece.
I still consider "Cherry & Jane" to be your no. 1 piece, Shaelin, but there's a storytelling briskness to HMUTISTL putting it in the same league. I didn't try to guess where it was going, because the journey was at too good a pace to spoil it with guessing games.
Opera is the plural of opus which I think is very silly.
Also it was great to see the more recent stories rank higher on average.
opera!! who knew!!
Could you develop a character in one of your youtube videos? I have learned a great deal from your channel. It would be interesting to see your methodology for sharing details about a protagonist. It is impressive to see how many books and short stories you have written. I am almost done with my first novel, an urban fantasy. You taught me about filtering and how to use strong verbs. I have taught myself how to write. Kind regards, Corey
That would be a really interesting video, but since my character development process is mostly intuitive/internal and takes a long time of just thinking about the character, I’m not sure it would be possible to condense into one video or even really explain in concrete means!
@@ShaelinWrites Understandable. I will keep watching your videos. I have learned a great deal from them, including how creative you are. Kind regards, Corey
Most of these I've only been introduced to now, and I think virtually all of them have really intriguing & entertaining concepts! I'm so happy for you that you have work you're so proud of and I'm so excited for any books/collections which might come out! x
i can't wait to read these :)
i love videos like this
Not to worry, the least of my priorities is to provoke any butthurt. I've had the privilege of reading 5 of your stories (because those are the 5 where the links actually worked), and whenever I didn't like a particular story, it was because the content didn't click with my personal taste. You as an author are great.
Because you admit to a subjective ranking, I get to have a fun time as a viewer seeing what the you of 2022 finds relatable in your own work. "I Will Never Tell You This" getting into the higher tiers first comes as no shock, because it did come across as expressive of VERY deep and personal emotions. In contrast to that, "Wishbone" and "Solarium" came across as a low-key exploration of ideas and flexing of writing muscles. If it were objective, "Solarium" could've received more generosity.
But you and I are in agreement when it comes to "Cherry & Jane in the Garden of Eden". I legit fell in love with short stories again because of that one, and when my film company gets off the ground, you or your agent will hear from me about buying the film rights for as much as you think you deserve (not a nickel lower) because there's SO MANY cinematic things about it.
"Zugzwang" and others you wrote afterward are still so fresh ... 2 years old at the most ... that I get the sense you'll feel differently with some time passage.
Which links are broken for you? I’ve checked and they all work
@@ShaelinWrites In the 10 minutes since posting the comment I've double-checked, and I have managed to get links for "Hold Me Under Till I See the Light" and "Tabula Rasa" to work, so I'll read those next.
The main issue I have ("Barefoot" and "Beautiful Animal" are the prime examples) is that instead of linking me to the story, publications like the Fiddlehead and Room will only provide a purchase page for the entire issue in question. Some sites stick a crude paywall up with severely limited resources for context. Until my own artistic works can generate personal income, it's safer on my wallet in these instances to just wait for "Pareidolia" to be published.
(This is what I meant by 'broken'. Apologies for the inaccuracy.)
@@AdamFishkin that’s because barefoot and beautiful animal are only available in print, there are no online versions of the stories or issues.
Seeing as you've had no issues, we can assume nothing is broken. It's just a long path to get there. One more reason to pray for 2022 to have a swift, merciful end.
Hold me under until I see the Light and Tabula Rasa are fantastic. Definitely Pulitzer worthy stories.
Do you see yourself as a short fiction person, or more of a novelist?
Thank you! Honestly I can't pick a favourite, I enjoy both equally!
Shaelin: You may not have heard me talk about this story.
Me, who has stalked all their Tumblr updates: Actually...
But Elise Holding a Deer Mouse also deserves to be on the Pulitzer tier
I read I Will Never Tell You This in 2019 and I still think about it
Aww that's makes me so happy
Love this! Are you planning on self-publishing paradolia or are you going to trad pub?
I am planning to traditionally publish!
Shaelin, I have a question. I self publish and don’t have a problem coming up with titles for short story collections, but what about plays? I have a collection of five one act plays I have written. Do you title a collection of plays like you do a collection of short stories?
Unfortunately I can't help, I've never written a play before!
Couldn't be first due to having uni 😥
Where exactly can we read your stories online?
All linked in my description!
@@ShaelinWrites i cant find symbiosis in the description
@@hh-fr9gi It was only available in a print magazine with limited copies. None are available anymore, which is why I don't link it. I also don't like the version that was published so wouldn't want anyone to read it anyways!
@@ShaelinWrites aww, that's a shame. i really liked the concept of the story. i was so hooked that i planned to choose it as part of a literacy review project.
@@ShaelinWrites would u ever publish the original draft(the one that u liked), or is that not possible?
Dude I cant hear what you're saying when you're reading from your own books I have slow it down to like 0.25x
Wait, we're not allowed to share opinions that you may not like? TH-cam is a public platform, we can have whatever opinions we want and share them in the comments. The entire point of a video like this to share our thoughts and talking about contrasting opinions is fun. If you don't want that, then you shouldn't be a TH-camr or a writer. I'm not being mean, I'm just telling the truth. You should always take the constructive criticism and ignore the rest. Don't tell your audience to not engage with your work, especially when you make a video all about opinions about your work.
I'd cut that beginning part out if you can, it doesn't present you in a good light.
I never said people weren’t ‘allowed’ to engage with my work or weren’t allowed to share their opinions. You are allowed to do whatever you want. I made a request that people not leave their critiques of my work here in the comments section of my video, and since most of my viewers respect me, they understand that request and don’t take it in bad faith, like you have.
It is considered bad etiquette in the writing community to share negative reviews with authors directly, but some people aren’t aware of that, so I reiterated it here. People can have whatever feelings they want on my work, and I said that, I just kindly asked that people not share their critiques here on my platform where I cannot choose when or if I want to read those reviews, unlike on a reviewing platform meant for readers. Obviously if you are an artist you will receive criticism, but that doesn’t mean you aren't allowed to state your wishes regarding your own content, which up until you, no one has had a problem with on this video.
Yes youtube is a public platform where people can say whatever they want, but this is also my channel and as the creator I am also free to make requests regarding how I want the community here to interact with my content. If people don’t want to respect that, then they simply won’t respect my request as it’s not the law by any means and no one is enforcing it, it was just a request. Or they don’t have to watch my videos.
To add to what Shaelin has said, I find it strange that your comment frames this as "she can't take criticism". She's studied writing at university and now has a literary agent. It's extremely dismissive to say that she is a stranger to criticism. It dismisses all those workshops, and critique partners and submission critiques etc.
We have no idea the amount of work she does with critiques, but based with these facts (university and literary agent) we can assume it's a lot. So, once again, it's really dismissive, dare I say patronising or condescending, to suggest that she can't take criticism.
As for why Shaelin does not want critiques in her comment section, I think that's self explanatory, and she's explained it well herself. Nothing wrong with readers making videos critiquing work, writing reviews on review sites etc. Commenting critiques on an authors youtube channel is a completely different thing, and it makes sense that not all authors would be comfortable with that.
It's not that they can't handle critiques, but I believe that authors have the right to seek out critiques, not for the critiques to seek them unsolicited. That's the beauty of having review spaces, and an author's comment section shouldn't be a review space if they don't want it to be.
A mysterious cleft in a limestone cliff, extending miles deep into the subterranean planet, is the place to hide Bad Stories.
We are sorry to inform you that none of your stories qualify for the Cave Category. Even your juvenilia is embarrassingly Good (i.e. talking trees).
You are that freakish thing. A writer. Like the angelus bell you summon the faithful to prayer but must remain forever outside. The good writer's fate.
My words are not intended to mock. I take the artist's role to be religious as Joyce did in his portrait of Stephen Dedalus.
A reproduction of The Angelus by Jean-Francois Millet hangs in my study. See Wikipedia: The Angelus, Millet.
it just like teaching English class
you ever tried to work with other writers
some of your work I don't understand