Category: Fiction Storytelling
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How Do I End This Thing? (Writing Strong Endings for 100-Word Stories)
In college, I took a fiction writing class with a professor who had an extremely narrow definition of “good” fiction. It did not include fantasy or science fiction, which he snubbed his nose at. His restricted mindset also included a… Continue reading
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What Do I Call This Thing? (10 Tips for Titling Your Short Story)
Titles are not my greatest strength. However, titles are important. The title is the door to your story’s house, and it plays a key role in marketing your story. While novels get an artfully designed cover to help entice readers, short stories… Continue reading
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Protagonist, Hero, Main Character, Narrator
In most works, the main character (MC) is the protagonist, the narrator, and the hero. It’s a lot of jobs, but someone’s got to do it, and who better than your MC, right? However, this is not always the case.… Continue reading
