| Is writing a novel something you've always | | | | Once you have written what you want to say |
| wanted to do? Do you not have the faith in | | | | put it away for a day or two. Go back to it with |
| yourself to finish it? It's very common amongst | | | | a hammer and smash out every word not |
| budding writers but is easily cured. A good way to | | | | needed. Start taking out the word "that" and |
| start is by writing a short story rather than going | | | | carry on from there. You have to be ruthless. |
| straight into a full length novel. When you start | | | | You cannot afford to fall in love with every word |
| writing your short story you may find that it ends | | | | or sentence. You will end up with a crisper story. |
| up being more of a full length novel but it's a good | | | | There is another form of short story writing |
| place to start. Short stories are also a good way | | | | which is a brand of storytelling using 6 word |
| to get your profile started - short fiction is often | | | | sentences. Writers who write this form of story |
| published in magazines. Short stories is definitely | | | | telling take their work very seriously and strive to |
| the way to start your writing career and it will | | | | make their work exactly 'short'! It is a form of |
| probably give you the confidence to tackle a full | | | | storytelling not suited to most people and is not |
| length novel before you know it! | | | | really a good place to start. You should however |
| Short fiction is based purely on the word count of | | | | make sure that you keep your short fiction just |
| your story and is therefore structured quite | | | | that...short! Don't waffle on and on and end up |
| differently. For a full length novel or story you | | | | with something in the middle of a short fiction |
| have plenty of time to reach the crux of your | | | | story and a novel! The number one priority for |
| story but when writing short fiction you need to | | | | you is to keep your readers interested. |
| get to your climax as soon as possible and then | | | | When you have made a start it may be difficult |
| work in the background around it. Readers are | | | | to keep your work to a short or moderate size. |
| nearly always hooked straight away and you can | | | | If you find you are able to write so much |
| then bring all the parts of your story together as | | | | additional information and have so much detail to |
| the rest of your story is written. This is a way of | | | | add it may be that you just carry on and write |
| writing used by many short fiction writers and is | | | | that novel after all! |
| certainly a great place for you to start. | | | | |