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…

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…

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

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!

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

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

I selected the five short stories below for their diversity in style and subject matter, but also because each one is a well-crafted story in its own right. If you own any modern short story collections, some of these works are probably in there. Or, other works by these same authors will be. Which, by…