
Short stories get no respect. Novels get all the attention. That is unfair. A great short story does everything a novel does in a fraction of the space. Character, setting, conflic

Short stories get no respect. Novels get all the attention. That is unfair. A great short story does everything a novel does in a fraction of the space. Character, setting, conflic

A short story is a snapshot, not a full life. That is its power. Start close to the end. Short stories do not have room for long setup. Begin at the moment of change. Limit the cas