Most of all, a story and its characters must be interesting in my opinion.Īccording to the dictionary, a story is “an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment” or “an account of past events in someone’s life or in the development of something”. A story consists of stages, plot, settings and an interesting mix of characters. I think of conflict, characters put into a situation where something changes and in which they need to grow, it should be interesting and invoke emotion with a reader. To get us on the same page and use the same definitions throughout this series.įirst off, what is a story? What are the first things that come to mind for you?
Seems like a logical question, right? But I think we should first form a solid foundation. I’ve done an earlier series about writing too here on Medium, ‘How to Side Hustle Your Writing Career’, you can check that one out here: This way, you’ll be able to level up your creativity and produce a finished story as well as publishing it and making sure you attract readers. Naturally, I’ll discuss the editing and publishing processes too. From plotting, structure and writing methods, to idea generation, character building, and dialogue. So what will you learn in this series? I plan to publish about fifteen posts, each discussing a different element of short story writing. I’ve studied the craft of writing through books on writing, creativity, and (auto)biographies of well-known authors too, from Ray Bradbury to Stephen King, to J.K. I’ve been studying the art of writing for hundreds of hours in the past year. Rest assured that all the knowledge I gained from many articles, courses and books will be implemented in these posts. I n about 1,5 years, my shorts have been reposted on several blogs (big and small), I have received a lot of feedback, I’ve improved my writing, and found my favorite genres and themes. It never ceases to amaze me where my next short story leads me and what I learn from it. Writing short stories has taught me so much. If it wasn’t for my idea to start a website and publish my own short stories every month (commitment), I would have never continued to write fiction. Usually with new ideas.Įnter the short story. Years ago I attempted to write multiple novels. Why did I start writing short stories? Well, because I wanted to become better at writing for starters. Ever since I started writing short stories two years ago, I’ve studied the craft thoroughly.
I’ve got at least five more drafts at hand for future release. Are you interested in writing, are you starting out, do you want to hone your writing skills or perhaps want to try expressing yourself through a short story for the first time? Then this series is for you! Welcome to the first post in a series about short story writing. “A short story is a different thing altogether - a short story is like a quick kiss in the dark from a stranger.” - Stephen King
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