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How to Write a Short Story
- Your Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Short Story
- Narrated by: R3dmanActual
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
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Publisher's Summary
Have you ever wanted to write a short story, but had no idea where to begin? Have you looked for tips, hints, or advice about how to develop characters and plots without being able to be sure you're getting advice from the experts? Look no further than this guide here before you!
Carefully written from personal advice and experience based on years of writing, you can be sure you're getting first-rate information that will continually be of use, whether you're a full-time writer or just looking to first dip your toes into the world of writing.
This book contains information on the following: characters and developing them, plots, settings, dialogue, POV, conflicts, and several other subjects to build a basis. Once that basis is built, there are many other subjects to move on to, from how to win contests and get published or paid for your writing, guides on interesting subjects like meanings of colors, and much more! You will never find the information in the guide tiresome or overused, and it continues to be useful time after time.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Aaron
- 04-19-18
Meh
There are small pockets of good info, but overall a bit too general. Based on other books covering this topic, I felt some information to be accidentally misleading. Books by Michael Rogan go much deeper and specific. I apologize to the author for recommending another author.
1 person found this helpful
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Dakota Nikaido
- 06-13-21
To the point
Like many others of it's kind this book gives a lot of the typical suggestions. I think it could have been improved with more examples and suggestions.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Patrick N
- 01-10-19
Informative and helpful
I’m going to rate Sarah‘s book with four stars, although I feel as if she could have slowed things down a bit. The information felt rushed, and the narrator was a little too dry for my taste. Overall, I took enough away from this book as a new short story writer where it was worth my time and money. I would recommend this book to anyone that’s new to writing short stories.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Seth Andrews 358
- 10-07-17
too short.
a decent outline, but not long enough, expanded enough, to help me much. unfortunate.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- C-Nicole
- 08-08-17
Great Companion!
I have studied so much about different styles of writing. I found this audible book full of extremely helpful reminders when I want to switch to this writing style. I like the arrangement of the chapters and content, short and directly to the point. Nice touch of humor throughout.🙂
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story2 out of 5 stars
- Hannah Williams
- 07-05-20
Generic writing guide, not that great
This is basically a generic and not very original writing guide, very little detail specific to short stories. A couple of useful nuggets but not worth a whole Audible credit.
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