Looking for fresh, creative writing?
Jaime Gorman specializes in both fiction and non-fiction for a wide variety of genres and audiences.
From short stories and novels to profiles and memoir — your journey starts here.
Samples of Jaime’s fiction and non-fiction work are available to view below. Click each book cover to see an excerpt.
At Lost Branch — your story is our story!
FICTION SHORT STORY & NOVEL
Identity
Identity is thoughtfully executed,
elevating so many craft elements...to create a compelling
story...What’s complicated (in a good way) about this story
is that Ember is realizing things about the world that her
friends (Val and BJ) have had to deal with from a much earlier
age — the reality of racism and prejudice — which is directed
at them and their families.
Meghan Pipe, Instructor, Colorado State University
Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction,
Denial
Denial is polished, the
narrative voice so consistent and clear, the details so
precise and vivid...the story unfolds naturally, using
important scenes over the course of this year to show how
Maia’s denial and grief evolves through her plan to obscure
her real self from the people around her...Lovely, heartbreaking,
and so full of (good!) questions. It was a pleasure to read!
Meghan Pipe, Instructor, Colorado State University
Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction,
Blood and Glass
Jaime, you have a ludicrous amount of talent.
I'm unworthy to mark [Blood and Glass] with my lineage
of being a descendant of humble peat cutting peasant. I love the
detail. I love the names. Weird. Like the poetry. I like how I got
all messed up in the characters — I like how it was deliberately done. How Amanda
comes in and shows me that this is all a black comedy. Superbly done.
Write novels for a living. If you need money to live on, I will sell my house.
Anonymous Professor, Bournemouth University
Creative Writing: Short Story,
Handshake Continuum
I really love the motif of time in [Handshake Continuum]
and how the story seems to be setting itself up to think about how minor
(or as the story puts it, mundane) actions can lead to life changing events.
You have great in-scene pacing [and] you do a great job of giving us little
breadcrumbs along the way that help us know we are in a world with different
“rules” without dropping this all on us in one chunk. You’re using the
world-building as a means of suspense and page-turning, which is hard to do.
You’ve set up a great mystery [that] I think will really compel
your readers to turn the pages.
Dana Masden, Instructor, Colorado State University
Advanced Creative Writing Workshop: Fiction,
NON–FICTION SHORT STORY & PROFILES
Branching Out: A Profile on Steve Frampton
Branching Out is a very well written,
very engaging piece which includes a lot of interesting anecdotes.
The fact that you have interviewed someone who works at Bournemouth
University adds a great touch, and the stories and photos are well
presented…The confident authorial style you have is great.
Megan Henesy, Instructor, Bournemouth University
Academic Writing Skills: News Profile Piece,
Pinball Power: Tools of the Trade
Pinball Power is definitely a series piece.
I think the tone and pace of the story fit the subject matter perfectly.
Nicely done. I can really hear this as a YouTube instruction video. A show
and tell for this first one. I think it could move along at a pretty good
clip because everything you mention is familiar (or should be).
I think you can sell it.
Jane Albritton, Instructor, Colorado State University
Writing for Specialized Magazines,
Crafting a Community in Wonderland
Splendid material. You have a goldmine here.
Your delight comes through in Rob's quotes and the descriptions.
We get the sense that someone is moving as our proxy through
the Wonderland space, but nothing distracts from the focus
on the place. [Crafting a Community in Wonderland]
is great fun!
Jane Albritton, Instructor, Colorado State University
Writing for Specialized Magazines,
Cuddling Crazy
Lucky Ginny! The pinball machine — that’s
what makes your story unique. It’s a kind of a Wolpe approach to anxiety…
That noisy pinball machine. There is nobody who hasn’t heard a pinball
machine in action. Most folks can imagine the flashing lights and the
sound of the flippers (not to mention the cursing of the player)...
You don’t diminish in any way the terror. The machine [is] light
to the serious. What a story you have in [Cuddling Crazy]!
Jane Albritton, Instructor, Colorado State University
Writing for Specialized Magazines,