How To Write A Short Story in 7 Days

By Needle In The Hay

How To Write A Short Story in 7 Days is an introductory toolkit for novice writers looking to take their first foray into the format. It's also useful for intermediate writers who want to hone their craft or professionals looking to expand their skill set.

This book was designed in house by the Needle In The Hay editorial team as a resource for writers competing in our weekly contests. With about 3000 short stories read, written and edited at Needle In The Hay since 2012, we think we're in a pretty good position to know what makes a great short story, and we're excited to share the love. While there's no one size fits all method for writing stories, these techniques are a great starting point. Like all skills, the more you practice, the better you get.

Contributions by:
Martin De Biasi
Jeanette Stampone
Madeline Pettet
Damon Wellspring
Talia McBride

• Language: English
• Publisher: Needle In The Hay
• Release date: Aug 1, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370989935

Needle In The Hay

Needle In The Hay is the internet's premier weekly writing contest, pitching authors from around the world in fast paced weekly contests with short word counts and fast turn around times. Having helped over 300 writers develop along their journey, we are now excited to start releasing our works to the public. Needle In The Hay is a collaborative environment with lots of exciting authors, dtyles and genres. Feel free to check us out, whether you're a writer, reader, or a little bit of both, you'll find something to do at NITH. www.needleinthehay.net

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How To Write A Short Story In 7 Days

A Needle In The Hay Production

Edited by:

Martin De Biasi

Contributions by:

Jeanette Stampone

Madeline Pettet

Talia McBride

Damon Wellspring

Copyright

www.needleinthehay.net

Published 2016

This work is licensed under The Creative Commons License:

Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)

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Contents

Copyright

Introduction

Day 1 The Protagonist

Day 2 The Breath Method

Day 3 Scene, Setting & Dialogue

Day 4 Editing

Day 5 Feedback

Day 6 The Rewrite

Day 7 Polish & Publish

What Makes A Good Short Story?

Wrap Up

Introduction

How To Write A Short Story in 7 Days is an introductory toolkit for novice writers looking to take their first foray into the format. It’s also useful for intermediate writers who want to hone their craft or professionals looking to expand their skillset.

This book was designed inhouse by the Needle In The Hay editorial team as a resource for writers competing in our weekly contests. With about 3000 short stories read, written and edited at Needle In The Hay since 2012, we think we're in a pretty good position to know what makes a great short story, and we're excited to share the love. While there's