Writing a Short Story – 5 Key Steps

Writing a short story is quite different than writing a novel.  There is the time factor and word usage to take into consideration. It takes discipline to keep your short story brimming with exciting life experiences in as few words as possible.   Here are five key steps in writing your short story.

1. THEME

The theme is [...]

Writing Dialogue – 7 Crazy Ideas That Work

When you think about writing dialogue as simply giving a voice to the different characters living inside you, writing becomes an exciting journey and very rewarding.  Here are a few thoughts on writing dialogue.

1. Characters

The characters we create come from somewhere inside us, in all that we are, and all that we know. When we [...]