Comments on: 5 Reasons to Write a Short Story https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/06/5-reasons-to-write-a-short-story/ A Blog On Writing Wed, 18 Dec 2024 23:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Leslie H https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/06/5-reasons-to-write-a-short-story/#comment-165435 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 12:47:18 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50010#comment-165435 Please send updates to this article

]]> By: V.M. Sang https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/06/5-reasons-to-write-a-short-story/#comment-165431 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 10:02:40 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50010#comment-165431 I've written several short stories, but never submitted them to magazines. I've got novellas and novels published, though.
I am a little unsure how to find e-zenes to submit to, though.
Thanks for the post, though. It's very helpful.

]]> By: denise https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/06/5-reasons-to-write-a-short-story/#comment-165426 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 06:08:21 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50010#comment-165426 I'm published in short story!

]]> By: Ellen Buikema https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/06/5-reasons-to-write-a-short-story/#comment-165425 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 01:07:03 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50010#comment-165425 In reply to Jenny Hansen.

Hi Jenny,

Short stories make fantastic marketing tools! They're a good way for the reader to learn if a writer is a good fit.

]]> By: Ellen Buikema https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/06/5-reasons-to-write-a-short-story/#comment-165424 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 01:05:05 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50010#comment-165424 In reply to Miffie Seideman.

Hi Miffie,

Writing short stories is next on my agenda. The Charlie Chameleon stories are short, but it's not the same somehow.

Concise ... yes, that is the challenge. I like to ramble on.

]]> By: Ellen Buikema https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/06/5-reasons-to-write-a-short-story/#comment-165423 Sat, 29 Jun 2024 01:01:32 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50010#comment-165423 In reply to Lisa Norman.

Huzzah! I think that is a great reason to write short stories that are novel adjacent.

]]> By: Jenny Hansen https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/06/5-reasons-to-write-a-short-story/#comment-165422 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 23:08:38 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50010#comment-165422 I loooooove writing short stories. I do it as often as I can, and they're absolutely aces as marketing tools and giveaways.

]]> By: Miffie Seideman https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/06/5-reasons-to-write-a-short-story/#comment-165421 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 23:07:59 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50010#comment-165421 Thanks for sharing this perspective. I’ve only written a few short stories, but they certainly do make you learn to condense!

]]> By: Lisa Norman https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/06/5-reasons-to-write-a-short-story/#comment-165418 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 21:22:57 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50010#comment-165418 I love it when my clients write short stories! They are powerful tools for learning marketing and connecting with readers!

]]> By: Ellen Buikema https://writersinthestormblog.com/2024/06/5-reasons-to-write-a-short-story/#comment-165417 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:51:53 +0000 https://writersinthestormblog.com/?p=50010#comment-165417 In reply to Lynette M Burrows.

Hi Lynette,

Thank you!
I'm glad the suggestions are helpful.
I am not familiar with The Cold Equations, and will check that one out.

From what I've read, 8000 words is often the suggested upper limit word count, but I'm sure that varies.

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