Publish
Create your scene list
Write the perfect first line
• Write the basic history
Write/ Edit/ Write/ Edit
Figure out who the protagonist is
Research
Your protagonist centers the story, drives the plot, and his or her fate gives the story its meaning.
Describe characters, plot, description, and style. Type the story, funny, amusing, crazy story
If you want your short story to be as good as it can be, get feedback—first from a small group of friends or other writers, and then from a larger community of readers.
Like the opening of a film, invite us into the scene, Surprise us, Establish a voice, Be clear, See if you can tell the entirety of your story in a single sentence
Provide structure to your story, Show you which parts need more work
and by this point you’ll also be able to ask very specific questions about your story rather than following tangents wherever they take you.
We all write differently. Some write fast in multiple drafts, others write slow and edit as they go.
