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Three Ways Short Stories are Different Than Novels

Writing short stories is different than writing novels. Many authors are nervous about writing short stories because they’re not sure how short stories differ from novels. Like all forms, short stories...

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How to Format a Short Story Manuscript for Submission: a Checklist

No Comic Sans Please! Photo by Angel A Acevado When you submit a short story to a literary magazine, the editors expect your story to be formatted in a very particular way. Before you submit, make sure...

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5 Steps to Write a Short Story

How do you write a short story? How is writing a short story different than writing a novel? These are tough questions to answer because there are as many types of short stories as there are types of...

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Let’s Write a Short Story Contest

NOTE: The contest is now closed to entries. We will announce the winner within the next two weeks! Are you trying to become a better writer? Are you interested in getting published sooner? This is your...

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How to Write a Short Story: Should You Focus on a Mood or Event?

Edgar Allen Poe said, “A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.” However In Let’s Write a Short Story I wrote, “Besides length, one of the major things...

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How to Write a Short Story Only You Could Write

Photo by thejbird We don’t want to just write short stories. We want to write short stories that people want to read, stories that are deep and realistic, stories that draw us into a person’s life and...

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How to Write a Great Short Story

In the last year, I’ve read about 500 short stories, most of them while judging the Show Off writing contest for my website, thewritepractice.com. In that time, I’ve learned some interesting things...

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10 Short Story Ideas

Most writers have too many short story ideas, not too few. However, therein lies the problem, because the more ideas you have, the harder it can be to choose the best one. Here’s my advice: If you’re...

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Three Ways Short Stories are Different Than Novels

Writing short stories is different than writing novels. Many authors are nervous about writing short stories because they’re not sure how short stories differ from novels. Like all forms, short stories...

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How to Format a Short Story Manuscript for Submission: a Checklist

When you submit a short story to a literary magazine, the editors expect your story to be formatted in a very particular way. Before you submit, make sure to follow the following guidelines: The Short...

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5 Steps to Write a Short Story

How do you write a short story? How is writing a short story different than writing a novel? These are tough questions to answer because there are as many types of short stories as there are types of...

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How to Write a Short Story: Should You Focus on a Mood or Event?

Edgar Allen Poe said, “A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.” However In Let’s Write a Short Story I wrote, “Besides length, one of the major things...

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How to Write a Short Story Only You Could Write

We don’t want to just write short stories. We want to write short stories that people want to read, stories that are deep and realistic, stories that draw us into a person’s life and allow us to...

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How to Write a Great Short Story

In the last year, I’ve read about 500 short stories, most of them while judging the Show Off writing contest for my website, thewritepractice.com. In that time, I’ve learned some interesting things...

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10 Short Story Ideas

Most writers have too many short story ideas, not too few. However, therein lies the problem, because the more ideas you have, the harder it can be to choose the best one. Here’s my advice: If you’re...

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Three Ways Short Stories are Different Than Novels

Writing short stories is different than writing novels. Many authors are nervous about writing short stories because they’re not sure how short stories differ from novels. Like all forms, short stories...

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How to Format a Short Story Manuscript for Submission: a Checklist

When you submit a short story to a literary magazine, the editors expect your story to be formatted in a very particular way. Before you submit, make sure to follow the following guidelines: The Short...

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5 Steps to Write a Short Story

How do you write a short story? How is writing a short story different than writing a novel? These are tough questions to answer because there are as many types of short stories as there are types of...

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How to Write a Short Story: Should You Focus on a Mood or Event?

Edgar Allen Poe said, “A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.” However In Let’s Write a Short Story I wrote, “Besides length, one of the major things...

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How to Write a Short Story Only You Could Write

We don’t want to just write short stories. We want to write short stories that people want to read, stories that are deep and realistic, stories that draw us into a person’s life and allow us to...

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