I don't know how many of you short story writers are like me, but I'm pretty sure revision could go on forever if I let if. But I'm so sick of...
I have always wanted to write, I have had a love of books my entire life. I have always been drawn to books based on real life events such as...
I'm over at scribophile also, and they had there a good discussion about how to write short stories. I copied/pasted some of that because the...
Hello, I have been working on a novel for the last seven or so years. During that time have been lucky enough to have a mentor, who trained as...
[MEDIA] The OP seems adamant that it's all real, but does it seem like a being in character thing? (I sent him a PM saying ''nice creepypasta,...
[MEDIA] The OP seems adamant that it's all real, and adds to his story in the comments. But does it seem like a being in character thing? (I sent...
Hey everyone! I have a short story that's 5,000-6,300 words long (there's an epilogue/bonus chapter/bonus story that I'm not sure what to call...
Hi. I would like to know what are the main differences between a novel and a short story. How short is a short story normally? What about the plot...
Is it possible/admissible to post a full length short story on the forums? So far (though I haven't been around much), I've seen/read just first...
I am working on a very messy novel right now and at the same time I've been writing several short stories and poems that are just dwelling in my...
This is my first post on the forum so I hope I'm doing this right! I was wondering if anyone knew what the best practice is for writing a piece...
1st page - out with her gang, away from the city - camp fires, a few laughs etc. 2nd page - the accident. 3rd and one half of page 4 - She's now...
I am thinking about writing a short story, but unfortunately I don't know how one should be structured. I seldom read fiction nowadays, and though...
One of the things I've been dissatisfied with the Post-Apocalyptic stories is that I don't feel that they'd play out as they should, but some of...
I can trade for a similar length short story in return. The story genre is horror, it is 6,600 words.
XPrize, an organization with prizes for various space mission including landing on the moon, is having a sci-fi short story contest....
Hi all! (New member here) I have a question about imagining a complete plot. I outlined my thought process in bullets to make it more clear to...
I'm working on what I think will be a short story. I'm doing the initial draft and want to know what word count I should get the finished product...
So I am currently working on some short stories that are not the usual single location stories and are fairly lengthy but not novellas. Does...
So it looks like short story publishing contracts hold an exclusive license for six months. How common is it for a writer to publish a short story...
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