Short Stories Articles

The Train – December 2021 Picture Prompt Short Story Winner

Train  by Grace King-Matchett The Train           The train was old, but still in seemingly good condition. It was painted green. And itswheels gave magnificent squawks of protest whenever it came to a stop by the oldplatform covered...
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Seven Ways to End Your Short Story

By Rachel Leitch You’ve made it! You’ve set up your world and made your characters real in a very limited word count. You’ve let your character make both good and bad choices. You’ve created a small-scale catastrophe for a climax.And now it’s time to tie off all...
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Short Stories vs. Novels: Strengths and Weaknesses

By R.M. Archer Short stories and novels are two different beasts. In practicing both you can learn things about writing short stories that apply to novel-writing, and vice versa, but you’ll also find that they have different...
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Dream Small: How to Plot Your Short Story

By Rachel Leitch Short stories can be intimidating despite their size.They seem so easy. They love to fool me that way. After all, they argue, they’re much shorter. Much less words and scenes and such to try to fill with brilliance.But once you dive in, I...
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