Sunday, December 14, 2014

One Great Way to Write Short Stories

ONE GREAT WAY TO WRITE SHORT STORIES by Ben Nyberg shows a way to write a short story.

What interested me is his view on writers. Are writers made or are they born?  Perhaps a little of both. Here are a couple of quotes from that book:

  • "...writing a story requires knowing technique. If you don't have that, no amount of heart or mind will make your stories work. If you do, you can write effective, even publishable stories, even if your creative gift isn't huge."
  • "...what you are learning is the technical skill to make the most of whatever storytelling gift you have, to write the best stories you can."

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