Writing Short Stories is Fun!!!

Writing short stories is fun! If you have written one before, I am sure you agree with me. But if you are yet to write one, I'll help you to get started. It can be done, and I am going to prove that to you.However, We will not concentrate on the technical aspects of a short story i.e its definition, its characteristics, its elements, etcetera.

Rather, we will concentrate on how we can use all the elements to write fantastic stories.

We will firstly get a brief overview of the short story, and then straight away get into writing...

I always believe in do-it-as-you-learn. That simply means we will not waste time memorising a lot of techniques first. We will use them immediately we learn about them. Cool! Don't you think so?

 

Are you ready? Let's get started, shall we?

Lessons on Writing Short Stories

 

Select a topic from the list below:

1. How do you define a Short Story?
   

   How do you exactly define a short story? How short is it? How long is it? To tell you honestly, I don't really know, and no one really does...

2. Purpose of a Short Story
   

   Perhaps the question you are now asking is: What is the purpose? Why should we undertake this journey at all?

3. Elements of a short Story
   

   What are the elements of a short story and how can we use them? And what exactly do we mean by elements anyway?

4. The Idea – The Building Block of a Short Story
   

   A story is inspired by an idea. I have written a number of stories—both long and short and it is always the same for each case. Believe it or not, all stories start from as simple a building block as this....

5. The plot – The Framework of a Story
   

   The Plot refers to the flow of events in a story. So, if the ideas are the building blocks, then the plot determines where the blocks go...

6. Points of View of the Short Story
   

   When we talk of the point-of-view of a short story, we are simply saying, “How do I tell this story?” There are several ways of doing this....

7. The Introduction-How to write a Juicy one!
   

   A short story introduction should always be juicy… It should give the reader enough incentive to go on. Oftentimes, the reader asks herself “What is in it for me?”

8. Developing your characters
   

   Developing your characters is not easy, is it? But it need not be a nightmare. Let us see how we can turn it into a pleasurable undertaking...

9. How to Develop Conflict for a short story
   

   Short story conflict develops quickly. The plot moves swiftly, the action reaching its peak in a short time....

10. Short Story Dialogue

    Short story dialogue is extremely important, and the way you develop it determines whether or not your story will be branded as exciting or downright boring....

11. Short Story Climax

    The short story climax, to put it in very simple terms, is that point in the short story when the action is at its peak.

12. Short Story Resolution
    

    When we speak of short story resolution, we are simply talking about the ending of a short story—that proverbial time when everyone ‘switches off the light and goes to sleep’....

13. How to Choose a Perfect Title for Your Story
    

    What are good short story titles? Before I can answer that question, allow me to digress and answer this one first: When should you choose a title for your story?

14. How To Create Suspense
    

    Suspense is what keeps the reader interested in your story. It is what keeps her going. She wants to find out what is going to happen next, and she is thoroughly interested in how it is all going to end....

15. How to write a Funny Short Story
    

    Your goal should be to write a piece that is so ridiculous that it makes people laugh...

Read More Stories Online!

 

Do you want to read some great short stories?

 

Check out LJ's Stories.

Read more short stories online!

Get fired up, get motivated; see what others have done and get busy yourself!

Click on the links below to have a great reading experience:

• Short Stories by Anselm

 

Return from Writing Short Stories to Home