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6 Short Story Elements

Your short story elements answer the who, what, where, when, how and why questions. These elements are the basic buiding blocks or components of a riveting story.

Who – Dramatic Characters
What – in a Dramatic Situation
Where – and a Dramatic Setting
When – follow a Dramatic Plot
How – to a Dramatic Climax
Why – to prove a Dramatic [...]

Fiction Writing Detail – Excise the devils from your writing

This piece about the details of fiction writing was written as part of a short story writing course. Because I am not much into short stories I have put the course on hold to mature. But what I wrote about detailing your story applies no matter what type of fiction you are writing.
Check your fiction [...]