How to Write Winning Short Stories

A concise guide to writing short stories, including preparation, theme and premise, title, characters, dialogue, setting, and more. Submission and marketing advice is also provided.

Author: Nancy Sakaduski

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ISBN: 098605979X

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A concise guide to writing short stories, including preparation, theme and premise, title, characters, dialogue, setting, and more. Submission and marketing advice is also provided.
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Winning Short Story Competitions

Whilst the book is geared towards short stories, the skills translate across all genres. Short fiction is in demand. For emerging writers, it's a swift path to publication-swifter than that first novel, for sure.

Author: L. E. Daniels

Publisher:

ISBN: 064836612X

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A short story writing guide authored by competition judges. Short fiction is in demand. For emerging writers, it's a swift path to publication-swifter than that first novel, for sure. Submission calls are global and a few publications will light up your portfolio.Collectively, over the years, L. E. Daniels and C. Sawyer have judged many short story competitions and seen patterns in what makes stories wobble, and what makes them dance.When you enter competitions you're pitting yourself against a legion of other writers who are largely just as talented and passionate as yourself. Competitions are filled with good to great writers. In Winning Short Story Competitions, Daniels and Sawyer detail the difference between the winners and the well-populated layer of the field that score around the 8/10 mark for their work. Long- or Short-Listing, or better yet, winning, competitions endorses that you have the skills and talent of a career writer. Chapters:How to Impress JudgesBehind the Scenes: How One Literary Judge Approaches Short Story CompsYour Writerly SelfHint, Tantalise, Reel Me InEnter Late, Leave EarlyBFFs: How Dialogue Makes Plot, Theme & Conflict ShinePOV: Who's The Boss?Let's Talk Tautologies & FiltersThe Art of Self-EditingTop Drawer Writing Groups & Peer ReviewYour Title, Your PromiseRecommended ResourcesTen Weeks of Creative Writing Exercises to Hone Your Skills
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Writing Short Stories

Writing Short Stories: A Writers' and Artists' Companion is an essential guide to writing short fiction successfully.

Author: Courttia Newland

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

ISBN: 9781474257299

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 304

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Writing Short Stories: A Writers' and Artists' Companion is an essential guide to writing short fiction successfully. PART 1 explores the nature and history of the form, personal reflections by the editors, and help getting started with ideas, planning and research. PART 2 includes tips by leading short story writers, including: Alison Moore, Jane Rogers, Edith Pearlman, David Vann, Anthony Doerr, Vanessa Gebbie, Alexander MacLeod, Adam Thorpe and Elspeth Sandys. PART 3 contains practical advice - from shaping plots and exploring your characters to beating writers' block, rewriting and publishing your stories.
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How to Write and Sell Great Short Stories

Contact the Fiction Editor for more details. Website: www.ipcmedia.com Writing
Magazine Writers' News and Writing Magazine have competition programmes,
with lots of prizes and extra opportunities for short story and poetry winners to be
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Author: Linda M. James

Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

ISBN: 9781846947162

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 202

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How to create characters who are more real than your family and friends? How to make these characters speak with their own dialogue, not yours? How to create vivid locations that readers can actually see? How to create such intriguing plots that readers are desperate to carry on reading? How to be really creative with words? You don't? Then you need to buy this invaluable book. It will not only teach you fascinating story-telling techniques, but how to market your polished short stories once they are written so that they sell worldwide!
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How To Write a Short Story

If you're reading this, congratulations! You've shown an interest in writing short
stories! This is a great use of time and creativity. The guide you're reading will
give you a wealth of information on the subject, such as: winning short story
contests, ...

Author: HowExpert

Publisher: HowExpert

ISBN: 9781647588571

Category: Reference

Page: 57

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Have you ever wanted to write a short story, but had no idea where to begin? Have you looked for tips, hints, or advice about how to develop characters and plots without being able to be sure you’re getting advice from the experts? Look no further than this guide here before you! Carefully written from personal advice and experience based on years of writing, you can be sure you’re getting first-rate information which will continually be of use, whether you’re a full-time writer or just looking to first dip your toes into the world of writing. This book contains information on the following: characters and developing them, plots, settings, dialogue, pov, conflicts, and several other subjects to build a basis. Once that basis is built, there are many other subjects to move on to, from how to win contests and get published or paid for your writing, guides on interesting subjects like meanings of colors, and much more! You will never find the information in the guide tiresome or overused, and it continues to be useful time after time. The guide is easy to navigate as well, with each section being bolded and a larger size for easy reading. About The Expert Sarah Zachary was born in 1988, the only daughter of Stephen and Teresa Zachary. Although she always loved being read to as a child and took frequent library trips, she first discovered her love of writing in early high school, when she was assigned to write a paragraph of a fictional story. Sarah went on to write the first fifty pages of a play novel. When her friends showed enjoyment in her writing, Sarah went on to publish her first pieces of work online and gained followers who helped shape and critique her craft. She continued to write short stories and began to attempt to get her work published. While attending college at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA, she was published for the first time in a collection of essays, and counted among the top five percent of writers in the nation. After graduating college with a BA in English, she began to widen her professional portfolio. Pressing on, she has been published in several more genres and seeks to work in the field of creative design or concept design, especially in the spectrum of video game design. Her work is often in the fields of romance and fantasy, and her first young adult fantasy novel is currently in progress. She also has a professional Facebook page for followers under the name Sarah Joyce Zachary. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.
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Making a Winning Short

How to Write, Direct, Edit, and Produce a Short Film Edmond Levy ... It resembles
a short story, butthe emphasis is on action now. Dialogue issummarized andis
rarely spelled out. You should concentrate on external action. Don't linger over ...

Author: Edmond Levy

Publisher: Holt Paperbacks

ISBN: 9781466880986

Category: Performing Arts

Page: 308

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Making a Winning Short is the first book to give hands-on instruction on how to write, direct, edit, and produce a fictional short in film or video. Edmond Levy guides the beginning filmmaker step-by-step through the stages of making a short: writing the script (from developing the idea to fine-tuning the final draft), launching production, casting, and working with the actors, working with the crew, directing the camera, editing, and other aspects of post-production. He devotes a separate chapter to Hi-8 video and gives a list of short-film festivals, both domestic and international.
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How to Write Short Stories and Get Them Published

A Comprehensive Guide to Writing Short Fiction Ashley Lister ... Ackerman, D. (
1990), A Natural History of the Senses, New York: Vintage Books. Allen, W. ...
Jeryn (2016), 'Monthly Short Story Winner: Multiple Points of View', Fantasy-
Faction.

Author: Ashley Lister

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9781472143778

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 256

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This book will help you plot like a pro, master the art of suspense like Poe, craft captivating dialogue like Twain and - most crucially - get your short stories published. How to Write Short Stories and Get Them Published is the essential guide to writing short fiction. It takes the aspiring writer from their initial idea through to potential outlets for publication and pitching proposals to publishers. Along the journey this guide considers the most important aspects of creative writing, such as character, plot, point of view, description and dialogue. All of these areas are illustrated with examples of classic fiction, and accompanied by exercises that will help every writer hone their natural skill and talent into the ability to craft compelling short stories.
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Write Short Stories and Get Them Published

Your practical guide to writing compelling short fiction Zoe Fairbairns. shortlisted
... Even if you don't win a prize, you may be shortlisted, which is good for morale
and good for your career as a writer, as it will get your name known. It may also ...

Author: Zoe Fairbairns

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9781444136524

Category: Fiction

Page: 208

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LEARN HOW TO WRITE WONDERFUL AND VARIED SHORT STORIES AND SHARE THEM WITH THE WORLD. Written by one of the country's leading experts on the short story, this book is ideal if you want to write creatively in a genre that is increasingly attracting attention from publishers, and which offers plenty of competition and festival opportunities for you to showcase your work. This new edition includes uptodate material on web resources and outlets and provides new information on self-publishing. In addition it discusses genres such as micro-fiction, and throughout is fully updated with new resources, events, slams and competitions. It will help unlock your imagination and creativity, and to discover stories you didn't know you had. It will help you to observe the world around you more sharply, as well as to structure, shape and polish your story. It is full of practical exercises that will both inspire imagination and refine skills, and confidence-building suggestions and hints.
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How to Write Short Stories With Samples

Ring Lardner has been one of America's most popular short story writers for nearly a century and here is his guide for any budding writers.

Author: Ring Lardner

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

ISBN: 9781473394094

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 372

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Ring Lardner has been one of America's most popular short story writers for nearly a century and here is his guide for any budding writers. This classic work was originally published in 1924 and is now being republished here with a brand new introductory biography of the author.
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When and How to Write Short Stories and What They Are

Ernest Hemingway: The First 49 Stories. And who didn't he influence? John O'
Hara embraced the bareness, used it to stare hard, a snapshot etched in acid.
The early stories particularly. • John O'Hara: Pipenight and Hellbox. William
Saroyan ...

Author: Morris Lurie

Publisher: Common Ground

ISBN: 9781863350136

Category: Authorship

Page: 64

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Inspirational and practical guide to writing short stories by an experienced writer in the form. The text is presented in conversational style, generally in sense-lines. Includes author's 'personal history of recommended reading'. The book is also available as a downloadable PDF document at the publisher's website, www.CommonGround.com.au. Author's short stories have been published in 'The New Yorker', 'Punch', 'The Times', 'The Transatlantic Review', 'Meanjin' and 'Quadrant', and have been collected in ten volumes.
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How to Write Short Stories for Magazine and get published 2nd edition

Writinga short story (and novel) is a bit like this. For a good read (and good walk),
you need a mixture of slow walking, jogging and running. In other words, you
need to allow the reader some time to reflect and some time toget excited about ...

Author: Sophie King

Publisher: Hachette UK

ISBN: 9781848033795

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 224

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Writing short stories is both a science and an art. You need a certain amount of skill but you will increase your chances by studying your market and learning what magazine editors are looking for. It is not always obvious. How to Write Short Stories will take you as a would-be writer through the tricks of the trade by: - helping you discover what the different magazines are looking for and how to think up ideas to suit; - demonstrating how you can write different slants, such as twist in the tales and feel-good stories; - advising on how you can win fiction competitions. How To Write Short Stories is packed with tips, quotes and inside angles from magazine editors and relevant experts.
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Writing the Short Story

Offers advice on writing short stories, discussing building the story, developing the characters, writing and revising the first draft, and marketing the finished story

Author: Jack Bickham

Publisher: Writer's Digest Books

ISBN: PSU:000023339385

Category: Reference

Page: 213

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Offers advice on writing short stories, discussing building the story, developing the characters, writing and revising the first draft, and marketing the finished story
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Writing Short Stories

Muriel Spark first got herself noticed by winning a competition in the London
Observer. Thirty years later, William Gibson was commissioned to write a novel
on the strength of a single story, 'Burning Chrome'. Yet the short story is not just ...

Author: Ailsa Cox

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: 9781134410453

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 208

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Ideal for those new to the genre or for anyone who wishes to improve their technique, Ailsa Cox’s guide will help readers achieve their full potential as a short story writer. The book encourages you to be inventive, to break writing habits and to try something new, by showing the diversity of the short story genre, from cyberpunk to social observation. Each chapter of the book: introduces key aspects of the craft of short story writing, including structure, dialogue, characterization, viewpoint, narrative voice and more shows how a wide variety of published writers have approached the short story genre, in order to deepen the insights you gain from your own work gets you writing, with a series of original, sometimes challenging but always rewarding exercises, which can be tackled alone or adapted for use in a group includes activities at the end of each chapter. Ailsa Cox draws on her experience as a writer to provide essential information on drafting and editing, as well as a rich Resources section, which lists print and online journals that accept the work of new writers. Whether you’re writing as part of a course, in a workshop group or at home alone, this book will equip and inspire you to write better short stories, and make you a more skilled, enthusiastic and motivated writer of short stories.
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Write Ways To Win Writing Contests

How To Join The Winners' Circle For Short Story Awards, Poetry Prizes, Etc. John
Reid ... "Oh! I want you to write the pathetic story for the Christmas number, if you
will, old man," said the editor of the Family Circle Weekly Journal to me, as I ...

Author: John Reid

Publisher: Lulu.com

ISBN: 9781411605756

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 118

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A book industry insider, who is also a contest judge and an acclaimed author, details sure-fire stratagems to achieve success in creative writing contests and literary competitions.
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Creating Short Fiction

Explains effective use of structure and pacing, and offers advice for creating realistic dialogue, plot, and characters

Author: Damon Knight

Publisher: Macmillan

ISBN: 0312150946

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 209

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Explains effective use of structure and pacing, and offers advice for creating realistic dialogue, plot, and characters
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Writing Short Stories

This book was written for four types of readers : individuals who want to begin
writing short stories on their own , people who already write stories on their own ,
writers who meet with other writers to read and critique each other ' s work , and ...

Author: William H. Phillips

Publisher: Syracuse University Press

ISBN: 0815629443

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 208

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Phillips (creative writing, U. of Wisconsin, Eau Claire) has designed a text for undergraduate creative writing courses that provides step- by-step instruction in beginning to write, setting up a journal, and beginning to write a short story. Four short stories by students are included with an interview of each writer to show the relationship of truth to fiction. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
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The All Write Winsome Collection of Short Stories

However, he was caught red-handed whilst performing the deadly deed. Sarah
was presented with the dead birds and asked for compensation. Another
neighbouring farmer arrived on her doorstep with two lifeless prize-winning birds
and ...

Author: Winsome Mary Payter

Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing

ISBN: 9781622121786

Category: Fiction

Page: 324

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The All-Write Winsome Collection of Short Stories features "The Abduction of Amy Sellers," in which a young woman hires her body out as a surrogate mother to a wealthy middle-aged American couple who are childless. She miscarries but keeps up the pretence that she is still pregnant. When the time arrives for her to give birth, she goes to one of the biggest hospitals in the country and abducts a baby girl, with dire consequences. In another story, a chance meeting by an unemployed teenage boy and a young mother with small children turns his life around. There are just over one hundred short stories, very diverse in content. Some are exciting, some uplifting, and some are written from an animal's point of view, which can be most amusing. All in all, the All-Write collection is totally entertaining!
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How to Get Started Writing Your Book Or Short Story

Mike Fincher. Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION________________________________________________________________________
iv STEP 1: Writing With a Passion (How to Choose a Story) ...

Author: Mike Fincher

Publisher: Lulu.com

ISBN: 9781435709577

Category: Language Arts & Disciplines

Page: 16

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Writing is not an easy job. It can be very rewarding; or it can be very stressful. It is a passion, a journey and a lifestyle. You will learn how to choose a story, how to start a story, how to write any kind of story, and how to put it all together.
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Raindance Writers Lab

Simplicity – Depth Keeping the story simple enough to be habitable by the viewer
; stories that are too complex hold the viewer at a distance, in the role of an ...
Making a Winning Short: How to Write, Direct, Edit, and Produce a Short Film.

Author: Elliot Grove

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

ISBN: 9781136055690

Category: Performing Arts

Page: 272

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If you're looking for a straightforward, practical, no-nonsense guide to scriptwriting that will hold your hand right the way through the process, read on! The Raindance Writers' Lab guides you through the tools that enable you to execute a strong treatment for a feature and be well on the way to the first draft of your script. Written by the creator of the Raindance Film Festival himself, Elliot Grove uses a hands-on approach to screenwriting based on his many years of experience teaching the subject for Raindance training. He uses step-by-step processes illustrated with diagrams and charts to lend a visual structure to the teaching. Techniques are related to real-life examples throughout, from low budget to blockbuster films. The Companion Website contains interviews with British writers and directors as well as a handy series of legal contracts, video clips and writing exercises. In this brand new 2nd edition, Grove expands on his story structure theory, as well as how to write for the internet and short films. The website also contains sample scripts and legal contracts, a writing exercise illustrated with a video clip, a folder full of useful hyperlinks for research, and a demo version of Final Draft screenwriting software.
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