Writing Short Stories: The Essential Guide

Discover how to create short fiction for magazines and other markets

What you'll learn:

• By the end of this course you will understand the different elements of short fiction writing and how to weave them into a completed story.
• You'll learn how to identify suitable markets, and how to edit, prepare and submit your manuscript.

If you want to write fiction, then short stories are a great place to start and they can be a good source of income. This course will show you how to find ideas, how to put your stories together, and how to submit them to an editor.

You'll learn the essential elements of short story writing such as plot and structure, dialogue, characterisation, setting, tense, viewpoint, and much more.

Why not give it a try? Sell one short story and the course will more than pay for itself!

With over 1,500 students, this is my most popular course. Sign up today and learn the art of short fiction.

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During the course we'll look at:

• story openings
• conflict
• using flashback
• creating characters
• writing dialogue
• viewpoint and tense
• settings and description, and
• how to end your story.

You'll be able to download writing exercises, a regularly updated list of current short story markets (including how much you can expect to be paid), lecture handouts, and short stories.

Towards the end of the course we'll look at one of the most important parts of the writing process - editing. You'll also get tips on proofreading, and how to prepare and submit your manuscript to fiction editors.

And in case you get struck down with it, we'll look at how to overcome writer's block.

The course will be delivered using video lectures, writing exercises, information sheets, stories to read, and a recap quiz.