IN recent years the revival of the short story has had many writers eagerly turning to their keyboards. But writing a short story is harder than it seems and can be a frustrating experience.
While a short story seems to be the easy alternative of writing a novel, don’t be mistaken. Packing in all of the detail, characters and emotion into a few thousand word, or sometimes only a few hundred, is a challenge.
But don’t let that put you off. More often than not getting it right is about getting a plan.
Check out my tips to get you going...
IN recent years the revival of the short story has had many writers eagerly turning to their keyboards. But writing a short story is harder than it seems and can be a frustrating experience.
While a short story seems to be the easy alternative of writing a novel, don’t be mistaken. Packing in all of the detail, characters and emotion into a few thousand word, or sometimes only a few hundred, is a challenge.
But don’t let that put you off. More often than not getting it right is about getting a plan.
Check out my tips to get you going...
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