The information below is intended as a general guide for writing flash fiction of 1,000 words or less. While everyone’s process is unique, the tips below are meant to be a good starting point for anyone just starting out writing short stories, as well as any writer looking to hone their...
First you play the role of li yang fang and then the role of Susan you partner Mike has and Kim sun you are at the airport to meet you visitor you know each other so great you visit first talk with him and then take him to the hotel. Pledged to meet you representative someone answe...
I am a pantser at heart and have used this process in writing everything from short fiction to novel-length fiction. As I learn and grow more confident in using this tool, I roughly outline each scene for novel-length stories. For shorter length stories, I do no more planning than dev...
How to Write a Short Story in 750 to 1,000 Words. A short short story is an art form often referred to as flash fiction. It requires unique writing talent and practice to master. If you think of a novel as a movie, then this is the literary version of a
Learn how to write a good story in five steps—from coming up with ideas, to outlining, to ending a story, with examples of great stories.
Kara Vernor’s fiction has appeared inThe Los Angeles Review, Green Mountains Review, Fanzine, No Tokens, and elsewhere, and her fiction chapbook,Because I Wanted to Write You a Pop Song, is available from Split Lip Press. She is the recipient of an Elizabeth George Foundation scholarship, ...
And I thought I should write about my first panic attack. And it’s something like this: I refused to look at it I’d always been like that For example, I used to never go down the meat isle I always waited at the next one ...
“Wow!” Right there, you have all the right intentions and a few paragraphs of great writing. Your exposition* is done. So what happens nextand how are you going to, dear writer, write about all those hardships you’ve carefully crafted (from imagination and thin air) for your brooding...
In this article, learn ten secrets about how to write a story, and more importantly, how to write a story that's good.