AND SHORT STORIES

Most writers avoid the revision process like the plague. They would prefer to leave a manuscript unattended in a drawer, preserved in pristine condition for all eternity, than to pull out the red pen and make it bleed.

Neil Gaiman's short stories are just as haunting as his novels. These are just a few examples.

Although Stephen King is known for his horror novels he is also a great short story writer. Many of the movies we watch are taken from his short stories.

Of all the short stories I read in 44 years of being an author, my favorite short story writer is me. But I did enjoy the short stories of dozens of other authors studied in my English/creative writing emphasis/writing fiction, poetry, and plays major.

Isaac Sweeney has self-published short stories as ebooks.

First you start with short, short stories that are classics. You have good discussions about literary terms that are easy to understand. You then talk about contemporary literature.

Roald Dahl and Liam O'Flaherty are two of the most well-known authors in history. Their frequent depictions of war illustrate a shared feeling that man needs to come to terms with his destructive (and self-destructive) nature.

Erotica refers to a type of writing that incorporates erotic themes. Erotica can range from hard-core to romantic. Here are some tips for writing your own erotic short stories.

Some simple things you can do to make your dialogue flow smoothly when writing short stories.

I personally believe that writing short stories is more difficult than writing novels. The reason is there is less room to work, less space to accomplish what any good story, short or long, needs to accomplish. Here are some tips on how to write short stories.

This collection of short stories introduces new tales in a style of Black British writing that takes readers from the West Side Stories as featured in Newland's debut novel, The Scholar.