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This book includes:
- A story writing masterclass
- The 11 fundamentals of short story writing
- 8 inside tips from the short story masters
- 6 easy short story structures that work
- 4 easy ways to build great stories quickly
- 9 great ways to begin your stories
- 6 great ways to end your stories
- 54 great ways to find all the ideas you'll ever need
- 10 secrets that will help you get published
- 11 types of market for your stories
- Inside secrets of winning writing competitions
- Plus 109 great storylines you can use or adapt
as you wish
- And much more - far too many great ideas
to list here!
Sample idea: Competitions
Competitions are a great way to get your short story published.
The bigger competitions have substantial prizes and attract interest
from publishers and agents. So here are some ideas on how to
win short story competitions. (a) Be original, or even a little
daring - you aren't restricted to the cosy tales that many magazines
insist on. (b) If you're given a
theme, avoid the obvious - the judges will be sick of reading the same story
over and over again and will look for something that stands out. (c) Include
plenty of dialogue - many entries have little or no dialogue, and the judges
hate that. (d) Double-check the rules and ensure that your story is well-edited
and professionally presented - up to a third of the entrants will be eliminated
because of this. (e) Include memorable characters and give them plenty of emotional
depth. (f) Show off your writing skills and be more literary than you normally
would. (g) Demonstrate a sense of humour, even in dark stories.
Any competition win will boost your morale and look good on
your CV or résumé, so you might like to try entering
smaller ones with lower prize money as well as the big ones.
The smaller competitions attract fewer entries so you'll have
a much better chance of winning. There are always plenty of competitions
going on, and you'd be hard pushed to enter all of them, though
it would be very worthwhile. And if you don't win, you're free
to submit your story to magazines too - a built-in second chance!
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