Plotting a short story

If you're feeling a little low on inspiration, let any of these 100 prompts give you the creative boost you need to build a new and inventive plot for your next work!

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Are you a pantser or a plotter when you write your books or stories? Follow this simple Short Story outline to help you plot a short story the easy way.

When planning your storyline, watch out for clichés as they can turn off your readers rapidly. This article looks at 5 cliché story plots you should avoid.

Bryn Donovan provides us with 50 Science Fiction plot ideas and writing prompts. We never know when they come in handy, right? Thank you very much for your support, Bryn Donovan. One of my most pop…

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Get inspired with over 300 short story ideas! Quirky characters, plot twists, and creative prompts to learn how to structure your next great story.

It’s pretty awful really; the way it all went down. The fog covers the path ahead, making it harder and harder for them to find their way. It was a twenty-two-hour drive to Aspen, Colorado and she was stuck in a car with the person she hated the most. You can still just make out…

Caleb Galloway, Guest Contributor Writing short stories can be daunting for beginning writers. For a long time I did not even try because I believed failure was inevitable. But once I actually forced myself to give it a go, I realized that it’s really a lot less intimidating than it seems!

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