How to Write Winning Short Stories: A practical guide to writing stories that win contests and get selected for publication
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A practical guide to writing short stories that covers the market for short fiction, how to write beginnings and endings, the central conflict, illustration vs. explanation, premise and theme, structure (including pacing, flashbacks, and scenes), setting, characters, dialogue, editing, fact-checking and legal issues, and marketing. The author, who manages an annual short story competition, offers advice on manuscript formatting, submission options, contest entry, and how to get the attention of a publisher or contest judge.
Publisher: Cat & Mouse Press
Published: 12/31/2015
Pages: 172
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d
ISBN: 9780986059797
About the Author
Sakaduski, Nancy: - Nancy (Day) Sakaduski is an award-winning writer and editor who runs the Rehoboth Beach Short Story Contest, which attracts entries from across the United States. She helps writers perfect their short stories and prepare them for publication, and offers writing tips and advice through her blog and newsletters. Nancy is the author of 100+ articles and twenty-two books (including Scientific English, which she co-authored with Robert A. Day). Nancy founded Cat & Mouse Press to support local writers and create playful books with a connection to the Delaware shore. She enjoys working with writers to help them perfect their writing and experience the joys of publication.