There are two types of writers: those who plot their stories beforehand and those who don’t. Part 1: The technical parts of writing a short story 1.1 Plotting Because it’s one thing to learn how to plot or write dialogue, but it’s another thing entirely to be able to produce consistently and publish and market your work. The first part focuses on the technical parts of writing a short story, the second part focuses on the publishing side and how to create a writing routine. This guide contains a large part of that material and is divided into two sections. I started out with one story and have been published on many outlets, improved my writing, found my voice and went on a journey to new lands like podcasting, publishing books, writing a novel and writing about writing and creativity.īased on my experience, dozens of books on writing and creativity and many creative writing and publishing courses, I launched a book and course how to write short stories for beginners. Writing short stories has taught me so much. Writing short stories helps you to discover your writing voice and how you can convey your ideas into fiction. Or you want to become better at the craft and train yourself. Why should you write a short story? Perhaps a novel is still too daunting, and you want to test the waters of fiction. How can you start writing short stories if you’re a beginner?įirst, what is a short story? Neil Gaiman has a good definition: “Short stories are tiny windows into other worlds and other minds and other dreams. They are journeys you can make to the far side of the universe and still be back in time for dinner.” And with them a whole lot of your favorite writers.
Stephen King, Charles Bukowski, Ray Bradbury, and Kurt Vonnegut all have one thing in common: they started their careers writing short stories.
“A short story is a different thing altogether - a short story is like a quick kiss in the dark from a stranger.” - Stephen King
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