I'm searching for a term to describe something. It's a series of short stories, all dealing with different characters, but they're all set against the same backdrop of events and occasionally there may be a crossover of details. The term "Anthology" is the closest I can find, but this leans more towards a collection written by various authors as opposed to one singular author. Any closer terms, or is that the one I'm looking for?
Yeah, I was coming round to that consideration too. Now if only there was a more concise one-word term for that...
I looked up in the theaurus & it seems like the word digest explains what you are doing best. Don't know if you like that word but, if you don't, I think "collection" is the next best thing.
'digest' implies that the material has been condensed, a la 'reader's digest'... i wouldn't use that if i were you... it's really nothing but a 'short story collection'... there's no logical need to have a single word to describe that... your main problem is getting a traditional [= paying] book publisher to take it on... unless you're a well known author already, chances are nil to none, i'm afraid... but you can always take the e-book/self-publishing path...
That part isn't an issue. I have a website (see signature) where I post short stories and the like free-of-charge. It's been really good practice. I was after a one-word term for the article headline, but I think Short Story Collection is the only term which properly describes what I'm going for, so it will have to suffice.
Whatever the backdrop is, it is the connection, could you not include that in the title. e.g. Tales from the coffee shop.
