I was talking with a friend the other day who was telling me they planned to take part in the November novel in a month fun. He said he felt prepared to write his first novel because he had written so many short stories; he was ready to graduate to novel writing. This sparked a [...]
I met her by the canal, apples in her cheeks and sunbeams in her hair, a lollipop of sickly blue between her lips, which hollowed as she sucked. My mind wandered to a land over the sea of lollipop men, where its mother wept and wailed at the fate of her only son, the life [...]
Editors Note: This story contains adult references and adult language.
At the Metro station Barbes-Rochouart, a group of perhaps twenty teenagers boarded the train; thankfully in the front section of the car, so I didn’t have to move from my seat. It being after midnight, I wasn’t keen to stand for another eight stops before I [...]
The group clustered around the old woman was starting to get impatient. One girl was chewing a hangnail while poking another girl with her foot. In retaliation, the other girl was scowling ferociously, making cross-eyed faces and sticking out her tongue. Two boys, who appeared to be identical twins, were pulling each other’s ears to [...]
Let’s get this straight before I begin.
I no longer belong to an organized church. I was raised a Catholic but even as a kid I never felt like one. However, I always thought that God was my real father. My real father, the one who paid the bills, mowed the lawn in summer, shoveled the [...]
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About the Author
Chris Shamburger
Chris is an 19-year-old writer from Kennesaw, GA. He has been a contestant at the 2007 International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival for his feature screenplay, Red Light. He has written three other short scripts, one of which has been considered for production by a [...]
This marks the first week of our new format! Thanks to the amount of interest we have received and the positive feedback we have been getting, we have changed over from our monthly format to a weekly format. We also have changed from sending out monthly emails to sending out weekly ones as we post [...]
Although the structure and plot of a short story can take many forms, a typical short story will often follow the principles set out below. Following such a pattern can be especially useful for those starting out in short story writing, or for those who are struggling with the demands of telling a story in [...]
When you write your story, it helps to understand the basics of Symbolism. When used properly, it can help add layers to an otherwise obvious story and create an interesting subplot beneath the story.
Stories that go beyond the words and allow a reader to interpret what you say and find their own meaning in it [...]
One of the most challenging parts of writing is coming up with believable and meaningful dialogue. Dialect, choice of words, tone, all of these things play a role in determining if your dialogue is believable or not.
6 Tips For Effective Dialogue In Your Short Story Writing
Many people make the mistake of telling the reader something [...]
