I saw this on Twitter and thought it would be nice to blog it.
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Friday, May 23, 2014
The Easy Way to Write Short Stories That Sell
This advise was posted by a writer in the Writers 750 group at Linkedin.
" I have a formula for short stories.
I find these give me more than my word count needed and then i can cut back where I can find places to tighten. Hope that helps. it came from a book on short story writing call The Easy Way to Write Short Stories That Sell by Rob Parnell.
the goal is to find a character situation where they are in trouble, decide what they must resolve (fix/find/save) and then write how they got there and what happens after. adding more difficulties before and after they realize what needs fixed then lengthens the story.
I find writing the 750 or less to be the most difficult and still put in a satisfactory ending resolution. It's harder to show the trouble, climax, and aftermath in a short short."
" I have a formula for short stories.
- For 750 or less - problem, climax, resolution.
- For 1000-2000 - problem, setback, climax, resolution.
- For 2000-5000, intro, problem, setback, twist, climax, and resolution.
I find these give me more than my word count needed and then i can cut back where I can find places to tighten. Hope that helps. it came from a book on short story writing call The Easy Way to Write Short Stories That Sell by Rob Parnell.
the goal is to find a character situation where they are in trouble, decide what they must resolve (fix/find/save) and then write how they got there and what happens after. adding more difficulties before and after they realize what needs fixed then lengthens the story.
I find writing the 750 or less to be the most difficult and still put in a satisfactory ending resolution. It's harder to show the trouble, climax, and aftermath in a short short."
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