Category: Short Story Writing
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Creating Authentic and Compelling Characters in Short Story Writing: Motivation and Show, Don’t Tell Techniques
Imagine the old man’s eye staring back at you, a pale blue film that drives a man mad. In Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart,” the unnamed narrator’s obsession pulls you into his twisted mind. You feel his racing pulse, hear the imagined heartbeat thumping under the…
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What is a Short Story? Unpacking Compression and Focused Narratives
Have you ever picked up a book and finished it in one sitting? That quick, powerful experience is often the magic of a short story. This special form of writing pulls you into a complete world, then lets you go, all in a short time. Despite its…