Offers advice on using characters, setting, plot, and dialogue to create an effective short story and includes sample short stories with analysis.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
How to Write Short Stories:
Even though this is a book for learning to write short shorts, I believe, this book can teach anyone to write! Each chapter of a novel is very much a short story. Sharon Sorenson's one hundred and thirteen page book takes you thorough defining and characterizing a story. Writing the beginning and ending and go thorough a check list to complete your story. You will study a short story model, learn to create characters, develope plots, establish setting and learn the all important models for point of view.... more info
for begining writers:
This book was bought for my 10 year old granddaughter that loves to write short little stories. I thought I would try this book and see if she could use it. She loved it! It gave her some great ideas in an easy to understand way. She will be able to refere back to this book many times.
It's okay for new writers:
I'd recommend this book, BUT only to short story writers who are considering the short story medium; that's to say, newer writers who are just starting to get a feel for the short story. This book is basic; and I'd expect nothing less of a "How To" book as thin as 135 pages. How to Write Short Stories reminds us that every good short story has a setting, a plot (with conflict), character development, and a theme. The book dives into dialogue and description, but the examples aren't that great. Is your story... more info
One of the best little hand books:
One of the best little hand books. Summs it up really. This book is concise and has little fluff and condenses what a dozen other How-Tos get to. True there are not so many stories and the explanations do not ruminate but get straight to the point, but its a great resource to have in hand with a book like Burroways Writing Fiction and Baechtel Shaping the Story. Its light and
best appreciated probably after you have waved through the other multi hundred page behemoths, but the behemoths will be the... more info
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