The Short Story celebrates the unique craft of short fiction, highlighting the power of brevity in storytelling. The blog curates a diverse range of short stories from various genres, emphasizing how writers distill complex emotions, themes, and ideas into concise narratives. Reviews often focus on...
By the way, for more story writing tips for each these plot types, check out our full guide to the 9 types of stories here. 20 Thriller Story Ideas A thriller is any story that “thrills” the reader—i.e., gets adrenaline pumping, the heart racing, and the emotions piqued. Thrillers...
Why we love it: Hughes tackles race and discrimination in a story about a community that reverses a decision to award a local teen a scholarship when they learn that she is Black. It’s a compelling and troubling story that ends with a note of inspiration and is rich for discussion. 30....
Ok, without further ado, let’s get to that list of excellent short story ideas for kids. 30 Short Story Ideas for Kids I think our list of 30 short story ideas for kids is packed full of excellent ideas for creating some very good stories. Take a look now, enjoy, and have fun wri...
In class: Indirect characterization leaps to the foreground in this funny short story as students can debate whether Lord Oakhurst’s wife is truly as sad as she says she is throughout the story. The story also makes use of flashbacks, making it great for introducing or reviewing that concep...
Short Story Ideas With a Twist Life is never predictable and always surprises us with twists and turns, and the sooner the kids learn to accept this fact, the better it is! Short stories for kids with a twist in them is a great way to show children that life too, is a story, which...
If you love writing stories full of magic and fantastical worlds, we've got twenty fantasy short story ideas to inspire your next adventure!
Choose a set of three elements and write a story that contains all three of them!Extreme challenge: combine three of the elements with one of the other short story ideas on this page. A stolen ring, fear of spiders, and a sinister stranger. A taxi, an old enemy, and Valentine's Day...
How to come up with good short story ideas I used to get newshort storyideas all the time. I found inspiration for new stories everywhere. On walks, in the shower, at work, in the car, at the grocery store, at a funeral. It didn’t matter where I was. My brain was always lookin...
Have a go at our 50-Word Fiction competition for a new challenge every month How to start writing short stories Writing a short story doesn’t have to be difficult, especially not at the beginning. The very first thing you have to do is just sit down and write. Some people like to ...