How to write short stories

Are you writing a story? We'll show you how to write a good short story in this post.

I've been looking for unique short story ideas to help me boost my creative writing skills, and these are such great short story ideas!

Undeniably, short stories are difficult to master. After all, while a novel has enough room for you to write expansively, a short story only affords you around 1,000 to 10,000 words with which to introduce your world, tell your tale, and wrap it up. As prolific author and now fellow Minnesotan Neil Gaiman puts it, … Continue reading 5 Short Story Writing Tips from Professional Authors

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When you talk to most writers, you'll find that they often discuss how difficult it is to write a novel. And in many ways they are right. Writing a novel is grueling. It requires endurance, patience, and a lot of persevering through your own ideas. As a result, there are tons of resources available to writers on how to write a novel, but very rarely are there guides on how to write a short story step-by-step. Writing a novel feels like much more of an achievement than writing a short…

Learn how to write a short story that you can submit to publishers confidently. Read about the short story writing process.

Back when I was a high school English teacher, I required my Sophomore students to give a how-to speech as a major part of their final grade. The purpose was to teach them how to speak in front of people, how to communicate, and how to give clear directions. As you can imagine, the speeches … Continue reading How to write a short story in 5 easy steps

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Short story writing is an art form. When I'm judging competitions, I’ve noticed that regardless of genre, the main reasons why I don’t place a story is often then same... there’s a few recurring elements short story writers seem to struggle with. Short story writing is a challenge and you have little time for anything…

Effectively and efficiently prepare to write your short story and set yourself up for success.