I want to be a published novelist. I’ve been working toward this goal for decades.

But I’ve decided to modify my long-form strategy and work on short stories as well.

Why?

1. Because the skill and discipline of writing a complete story in as few words as necessary will carry over to the writing of a more complex story.
2. Because it takes less time to write a few short stories than to write one novel.
3. Because authors who get stories published in literary journals have a track record to show to agents and publishers.

I’m going through my links to online resources and compiling the best information I can find into a single document, and I thought maybe you could also use a handy list of excellent articles about the art of the short story:

• Read lots of short stories. Contest winners are good examples.
• Write one story a week.
• Follow these seven steps.
• Or, use these seven steps from start to finish.
• Nine steps.
• Ten steps.
• How to end your short story.
• How to edit your short story.
• Ten ways to improve your story.
• How to find markets for your short stories.

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