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How to Write a Short Story – #1

For any aspiring professional writer, the short story is the perfect medium. While writing a novel is a Herculean task, just about anybody can craft and, most importantly, finish, a short story. That...

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How to Write a Short Story – #2

Decide who will tell the story. There are three main points of view from which to tell a story: first-person (“I”), second-person (“you”), and third-person (“he” or “she”). In a first-person story, a...

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How to Write a Short Story – #3

Let the story “write itself.” As you write your story, you may want to turn your plot in a different direction than you had planned, or you may want to substantially change or remove a character....

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