“A short story is a different thing altogether — a short story is like a quick kiss in the dark from a stranger.” — Stephen King
Stephen King, Charles Bukowski, Ray Bradbury, and Kurt Vonnegut all have one thing in common: they started their careers writing short stories. And with them a whole lot of your favorite writers.
Why should you start writing short stories and follow this course?
Perhaps a novel is still too daunting and you want to test the waters of fiction
You have no idea where to begin with writing a short story
You want to become a skilled fiction writer and publish books
You want to convey your ideas in fiction
You want to find your writing voice
You want to hone your writing skills
You want to learn how to publish and market a story in 2020
You want to start publishing and find literary representation through short stories
Writing short stories has taught me so much. I started out with one story and have been published on many outlets, improved my writing, found my voice and tested other waters like podcasting, publishing books, writing a novel and writing about writing and creativity.
What will you learn?
This course is based on my personal experience. But also on the many articles and books I read and courses I followed.
In this course, we’ll dive into the technical parts of writing like:
Plotting
Structuring a story
Character building
Writing dialogue
We’ll also cover other aspects of the writing process:
How you can come up with ideas
How to find your voice
How to develop a writing habit
How to publish and market your stories in the current age
With writing tips from Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, Haruki Murakami and more, I will teach you to write a short story from start to finish. Let’s begin!