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Poller, I don't think that at all, ah well though. Brisingr here I come!
23-Aug-2008 15:33:11
Well, Capt. I actually finished the shorts section a little sooner.
Tell me if you need any more information.
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First things first, writing any kind of story generally should be started with some knowledge of what is going to happen. Creating a plot is a good way to have everything organized and ready. Now in the situation of an extremely short story than you might not need a plot.
Now for length, even though it’s a short it still needs to have a maximum and minimum length. I would say anything from 50 words to 4-6 posts should be plenty. Now keep in mind you can go over this it’s just a barrier for this guide.
When you go to start the actual process of writing the short keep in mind you want to introduce it the best you can without confusing the reader. A key thing to do is to set the mood of the point in the story, here is an example:
“Tiny droplets of dew shown on each green blade of grass, the glory of the newly risen sun glinted on the droplets, magnifying the light.”
*ow that sentence would be a good way to open a short, it gives the reader an impression of the time of day, and of the mood, but keeps it within one sentence without rambling on. It is easy to open a short and give the reader crucial information without taking up to much space.
The endings in a short are extremely important. Some good ways to end a short and have your reader happy with the experience of reading it are as follows.
Twists - Twists can be really comical and impact your reader greatly. Throughout your story you could be building up anticipation and end it with a twist that your reader would not be expecting. For something more comical than abrupt you could be describing some continually throughout the short and have your reader guessing as to what it is. You might make them think what you’re describing is one thing, and then at the end reveal the fact it is something rather different and in fact comical.
Tell me if you need any more information.
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First things first, writing any kind of story generally should be started with some knowledge of what is going to happen. Creating a plot is a good way to have everything organized and ready. Now in the situation of an extremely short story than you might not need a plot.
Now for length, even though it’s a short it still needs to have a maximum and minimum length. I would say anything from 50 words to 4-6 posts should be plenty. Now keep in mind you can go over this it’s just a barrier for this guide.
When you go to start the actual process of writing the short keep in mind you want to introduce it the best you can without confusing the reader. A key thing to do is to set the mood of the point in the story, here is an example:
“Tiny droplets of dew shown on each green blade of grass, the glory of the newly risen sun glinted on the droplets, magnifying the light.”
*ow that sentence would be a good way to open a short, it gives the reader an impression of the time of day, and of the mood, but keeps it within one sentence without rambling on. It is easy to open a short and give the reader crucial information without taking up to much space.
The endings in a short are extremely important. Some good ways to end a short and have your reader happy with the experience of reading it are as follows.
Twists - Twists can be really comical and impact your reader greatly. Throughout your story you could be building up anticipation and end it with a twist that your reader would not be expecting. For something more comical than abrupt you could be describing some continually throughout the short and have your reader guessing as to what it is. You might make them think what you’re describing is one thing, and then at the end reveal the fact it is something rather different and in fact comical.
23-Aug-2008 16:47:31 - Last edited on 23-Aug-2008 18:36:00 by Jacme Slash
Comical - Comical endings are probably my favorite endings in shorts. A good combination of comedy and seriousness in a short makes a good combo; just don’t overdo the comedy too much. Think of something comical to conclude your story with, but make sure it fits with the story. As I said about twists, comical twists can be one of the best ways to end a short.
Aside from these two I listed there are almost an endless amount of ways you could end your shorts, just be careful of how you use them. Make the ending effect and make it have a good impact, it is the crucial turning point.
After you have you story complete a good thing to do is go over and read it several times getting rid of errors and what else. If there are sections within it that are just unnecessary then I would suggest taking them out as it just makes your story drag on most likely. As your reading over your story it is a good idea to add in descriptive words and different sentence openers, you can read more about them in another section.
For extremely short stories, say 50-200 words, you don’t need to worry as much about describing things as well, but give the reader enough information for them to be able to imagine the rest on their own.
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I can add or remove anything as you see fit.
Aside from these two I listed there are almost an endless amount of ways you could end your shorts, just be careful of how you use them. Make the ending effect and make it have a good impact, it is the crucial turning point.
After you have you story complete a good thing to do is go over and read it several times getting rid of errors and what else. If there are sections within it that are just unnecessary then I would suggest taking them out as it just makes your story drag on most likely. As your reading over your story it is a good idea to add in descriptive words and different sentence openers, you can read more about them in another section.
For extremely short stories, say 50-200 words, you don’t need to worry as much about describing things as well, but give the reader enough information for them to be able to imagine the rest on their own.
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I can add or remove anything as you see fit.
23-Aug-2008 16:47:37 - Last edited on 23-Aug-2008 16:47:58 by Jacme Slash
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