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WOW: How (and why!) to write a short story?
Original Posting Aug. 29, 2018
Over here
https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/how-to-write-a-short-story-and-why-you-really-should-learn-to-a-10-part-series/
Sarah Hoyt is going to walk through writing short stories. But where do short stories fit into the new world of indie publishing? Well...
1. In an anthology, your short story can introduce you to other writers' fans!
2. Filling in the gaps and keeping the raving readers at bay while you work on your longer pieces.
3. Use short stories as permanent free bait on Amazon!
4. Trying things out -- characters, writing styles, genres -- and building a collection for later!
So what's a short story? 2,000 to 10,000 words. But... more than that, it's "a satisfying unit of action, character development, and emotional resolution (ideally all three, practically at least one of those.)"
And that's it for this time. Next, she'll be talking about types of short stories. Watch for it!
Over here
https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/how-to-write-a-short-story-and-why-you-really-should-learn-to-a-10-part-series/
Sarah Hoyt is going to walk through writing short stories. But where do short stories fit into the new world of indie publishing? Well...
1. In an anthology, your short story can introduce you to other writers' fans!
2. Filling in the gaps and keeping the raving readers at bay while you work on your longer pieces.
3. Use short stories as permanent free bait on Amazon!
4. Trying things out -- characters, writing styles, genres -- and building a collection for later!
So what's a short story? 2,000 to 10,000 words. But... more than that, it's "a satisfying unit of action, character development, and emotional resolution (ideally all three, practically at least one of those.)"
And that's it for this time. Next, she'll be talking about types of short stories. Watch for it!