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How to write a short story.

18 Monday Jul 2016

Posted by fletcherski in Short Stories, Short Story, writing

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How to write short stories, Kurt Vonnegut, short stories, Video clip

Kurt Vonnegut tells us how short stories should be written. This is very apt after a stimulating conversation with new and old friends at the National Writers’ Conference in Birmingham at the weekend. At least two of his points came up in our conversation: start as close to the end as possible and write to please just one person. I’m not sure about saying, ‘to heck with suspense,’ I think something has to be held back otherwise why does the reader hang around? Answers on a postcard.

 

 

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