How to write a short story easily
By. Darju Prasetya
I am going to tell you here how to write a story quickly and with less pain than may be true for most people. The way to do this is not to obsess on any one particular story or type of story, but instead to write whenever you have something worth writing about, and then to write it out in a way that interests you. Every few days when some part of your mind begins nagging you that it wants out – out of a poem, essay, or article into a narrative – listen to it, because it knows what it's talking about.
Write a short story! It's not that hard. There are three reasons why it might be difficult: it seems like a big project, you might have trouble keeping the story at just a few pages and you may feel self-conscious about 'making up a story when everyone else is writing about what happened… But it's easier than you think because stories all have the same patterns and structure. The trick is to use those patterns without getting stuck in them.
A short story is a form of writing. It tells about people, their lives, and the places they inhabit. The best part of it is that you don't have to write a lot of words to be able to make a fast impact on your reader. If you write something useful, useful for them, and useful for other readers who will come next time, then all you need to do is collect them in one piece and you're ready to go.
Everyone writes short stories. It's an easy art form to try. You don't need any skills of writing and unlike novels, short stories usually don't require research or a long writing process.
No one likes to write short stories. If you have too many complex ideas to tell or it doesn't make sense to split your idea into a single story or you want to practice your English, then maybe it is time for you to master writing short stories. Writing short stories is not a very difficult task and once you know-how, it Writing short stories can be very difficult if you don't know what to do. The most important trick is to not try to write a novel in 1000 words. It won't work. If it's long, it needs to be cut. Learn how to cut the fat out of your writing and kill your darlings if you need to. It won't be hard at all.
Writing short stories can be very difficult if you don't know what to do. The most important trick is to not try to write a novel in 1000 words. It won't work. If it's long, it needs to be cut. Learn how to cut the fat out of your writing and kill your darlings if you need to.
If you find the idea of writing a short story beyond your imagination, the following might help. All stories are just character and conflict blended with a little bit of 'what happens next?' Thrown in for good measure.
Having a daily writing practice is the road most traveled at least to be able to write stories. It is not by any means the only one, however. So I will say here what I hope will be useful as a starting point, or inspiration, whichever you may need.
You're sitting at your computer, staring intently at a blank screen. You have an idea for a story—maybe it came to you in the shower, maybe it's something you've carried around inside you for years, who knows? But the idea is begging to be told, and you have no idea how to get started.
Write your story as a series of events, with one event being the trigger for the next.
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