Tips On becoming a better writer of short stories
Read everyday, write everyday, foster a sense of curiosity, become a careful observer. There's no secret formula; diet and exercise are how you stay healthy, reading and writing regularly are how you become a skilled writer. Writing is about recombining disparate parts, so read a wide variety of material. Learn to love what you do. Read short stories from different authors, genres, and styles. 'A Perfect Day for Bananafish' is a good example. A good place to start is Joyce Carol Oates' anthology.Specifically read anthologies of good authors, find the ones you really love, and get their collections. Write notes as in, pages of notes about how stories that you love work. Examine their mechanics, their technique and structure. Simultaneously write based on what you're learning. Ignore everything else and write. Then read what you have written. You can always add further detail as necessary after the fact. Keep it simple. Not the writing necessarily, but the plot. Most good short stories are good because the idea is a simple one but done very, very well. (I have a lot of ideas but lately I have no idea how to write my thoughts into fiction that don't wash over the points too quickly without necessary build up.)
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