short stories
short stories
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by Melanie Rockett - 2007-06-11
Have you ever heard of the Pulitzer Prize? It's the one of the grand daddy of writing contests. Started by 19th century journalist Joseph Pulitzer, the first prize was awarded in 1917 and cash prizes ...
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by Williemeikle - 2007-11-08
Let's talk about ideas.Ideas exist in a soup in your brain, and like all good soups, ideas need time to stew. The trick is to keep stirring. As the idea churns around in what passes for your cre...
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by Williemeikle - 2007-11-08
In the same way that editors don't want to see an ending they've seen before, equally, there are some story beginnings that have been done to death. Here are ten you shouldn't use.It was a dark ...
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by Williemeikle - 2007-11-08
A logical, satisfying ending is always required in a short story, but how do you ensure that yours is fresh and new? One of the ways is to avoid the obvious. Here are some common endings seen by...
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by Jennie Gandhi - 2008-07-03
People cannot not communicate… the fact is that the way one communicates reflects one's innermost self, one's skills, one's confidence.The ability to communicate:Has a direct bearing on one's friendsh...
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by Mervyn Love - 2008-07-16
Someone said that love makes the world go round. Love is a basic emotion that grabs the reader and holds them enthralled. But so do all the other emotions in their own way. Why are TV soap operas so ...
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by Iain Stott - 2008-07-17
Miranda July is one of those annoying people who seems to be able to turn their hand to just about anything. Artist, musician, filmmaker, actress, writer, all around smarty-pants; and on top of all t...
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by Iain Stott - 2008-07-17
To fully appreciate this collection of short stories, one must, I think, be familiar with the author Alexei Sayle's stand-up or television sketch comedy work. His prose very much mirrors his angry, r...
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by Iain Stott - 2008-07-17
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters (1955) and Seymour: An Introduction (1959), are a pair of long short stories written by Salinger about the Glass family. The former ostensibly about Buddy Glass, ...
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by Paul Turner - 2008-08-02
When aiming to create very strong fiction writing, whether in the form of short stories or novels, most experts will agree that one of the most important parts of a successful equation is introducing...