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 [...]

Five Reasons Why I Love to Write Fiction

Since this is my first post, I thought I’d start with a subject that I’m most passionate about …  fiction writing … why do I love it so much?

Marlene Cronkhite

I love the Suspense

Creating a story with dynamic characters and a definite stream of uncertainty, danger, doubts, and cliffhangers, is [...]