Lesson 10: Symbolism
Symbolism is something the short story writer uses all the time, but the symbols are not always as obvious as they are
View ArticleLesson 9: Voice and Tone and Mood
It helps to think of these elements as piece of a whole. The voice of the piece if the overall sound of the piece is the voice
View ArticleLesson 8: Implied Author and Narrator
Many times short story writers make the mistake of not getting a complete understanding of their narrator. when the narrator is
View ArticleLesson 7: Point of View
Picking a point of view is always difficult in a story. I once wrote a 20 pages story and found out toward the end that I had
View ArticleLesson 6: Irony
Irony is used in many stories to achieve dramatic affect and sometimes humor. In literature there are different types of irony,
View ArticleLesson 5: Theme and Insight
Theme is one part of of the message that your readers take away from a story. Theme is of course the central concept of a story,
View ArticleStory Lesson 4: Setting
Setting can play such a large role in a story that it can be almost another character. Some classic stories use setting as one of the biggest elements. Moby Dick for instance uses the sea as an element...
View ArticleLesson 3: Character
Assignment 1: Character. Many great stories are grown out of great characters. The better you know your characters the better.
View ArticleLesson 2: Plot perfect plot
Many writers know the endings of their stories before they start writing, others write line by line and have no idea where the
View ArticleStory Writing Lesson 1: Copy!
The first lesson in our short story writing course developing an idea for your story. There are many ways to do this. You may
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