Short stories

Save That Cat! The Easy Secret To Introducing A Hero - A hero runs from a burning building clutching a safe, but sooty, cat.
Writing
Robert Wood

Save That Cat! The Easy Secret To Introducing A Hero

How do you go about introducing a protagonist, let alone introducing a hero? First impressions are even more long-lasting in fiction than in real life, and your reader’s first experience with your protagonist is likely to define how they understand everything that comes after. That means it’s important to give a clear impression, guaranteeing you’re

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Publishing
Robert Wood

So You Think You Know Your Short Prose?

As any author knows, there’s a lot more to writing than just starting your story. One key aspect of producing the best writing you can is choosing the right form in which to present it. This is particularly the case for writers of short prose, who have a wealth of options available. Is your writing

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Marketing
Matthew Loffhagen

How Promotional Short Stories Can Build Interest In Your Novel

The greatest enemy of the self-published author is time. Time moves too quickly (unless you’re at work). Free time is precious. Your potential readers are all too aware of this, and they’re having to be very careful with what leisure activities they invest in. For this reason, it can often seem like an uphill struggle

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Publishing
Robert Wood

Want To Publish A Short Story Collection? Read This.

Publication takes a lot of hard work. For short story authors it can be the work of a lifetime to write and collect enough top-quality short stories to fill a collection, but the work can’t stop there if they want to achieve publication. In fact, short fiction may be the most difficult form to find

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