Short story writing tips

A short story is a piece of fiction between 1,000 and 7,500 words. Learn how to write a short story in this comprehensive guide to the form.

Short story writing is an art form. When I’m judging competitions, I’ve noticed that regardless of genre, the main reasons why I don’t place a story is often then same… there’s a few re…

Writing short stories is great practice for novels.

Undeniably, short stories are difficult to master. After all, while a novel has enough room for you to write expansively, a short story only affords you around 1,000 to 10,000 words with which to introduce your world, tell your tale, and wrap it up. As prolific author and now fellow Minnesotan Neil Gaiman puts it, … Continue reading 5 Short Story Writing Tips from Professional Authors

Need some tips for writing a crime short story? This post will help you to write a crime story readers will find suspenseful and intriguing.

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A guide and step-by-step instructions on how to outline your short story.

When you talk to most writers, you'll find that they often discuss how difficult it is to write a novel. And in many ways they are right. Writing a novel is grueling. It requires endurance, patience, and a lot of persevering through your own ideas. As a result, there are tons of resources available

How to write creepy/horror stories

I've been looking for unique short story ideas to help me boost my creative writing skills, and these are such great short story ideas!