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Writing Short Stories

There are authors who write novels, and there are authors who write short stories. Sometimes, they're the same writers. But it seems that the two genres, short stories and full-length novels, aren't one-size-fits-all. In our experience, writers may be very good at both, but they really excel only in one.

So, if you're a writer of short stories looking to get published for the first time, or a seasoned novelist trying out a new genre, welcome to the world of writing short stories.

Books and Software on Writing Short Stories

Here are current top-selling books of interest on short story writing and short story writers - plus software for writing that may help you get your short stories out the door. You can also search Amazon for more books on short story writing. And absolutely check out our novel writing page (in particular) and our fiction writing page (in general), too.

Writer's Dreamkit 4.0	StoryView	Developing Story Ideas	The Everything Creative Writing Book: All You Need to Know to Write a Novel, Play, Short Story, Screenplay, Poem, or Article	2003 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market: 1,900+ Places to Get Your Fiction into Print
Crafting the Very Short Story: An Anthology of 100 Masterpieces	A Short Story Writer's Companion	Plots Unlimited: For the Writer of Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Screenplays and Television Episodes: A Creative Source for Generating a Virtually Limitless Number and Variety of Story Plots and Outlines	Reading and Writing About Short Fiction	Movies in the Mind, How to Build a Short Story
Schaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Short Stories	The New Short Story Theories	Creating Short Fiction	Writing for Radio: How to Write Plays, Features and Short Stories That Get You on Air	Writing Short Stories: The Most Practical Guide
How to Write Short Stories (4th Ed)	Writing in General and the Short Story in Particular: An Informal Textbook	Writer's Digest Handbook of Short Story Writing	Writing the Short Story: A Hands-On Program	Writing Short Stories Explained
Writing for Radio: How to Create Successful Radio Plays, Features and Short Stories	Turning Life into Fiction: Finding Character, Plot, Setting and Other Elements of Novel and Short Story Writing in the Everyday World	Writing in General and the Short Story in Particular	A Writer's Tool Kit	Practical Short Story Writing
The Art & Craft of the Short Story	On Writing Short Stories	How to Write Short-Short Stories (Allison & Busby's Writer's Guides)	Structure, Style, and Truth: Elements of the Short Story	On Writing the Short Story
Crafting the Very Short Story: An Anthology of 100 Masterpieces	Narrative Design: A Writer's Guide to Structure	Introduction to the Short Story	The Short Story: An Introduction	Analyzing Short Stories
2002 Novel & Short Story Writers Market	Fiction 50: An Introduction to the Short Story	The Culture and Commerce of the American Short Story	Short Story, a Critical Introduction	The Lonely Voice: A Study of the Short Story

Want more books on short story writing? Try a search on Amazon.

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