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How writing short stories can make you a better novelist
Manage episode 432937413 series 1183726
You probably know that offering a reader magnet on your website is imperative to growing your email list, tantalizing readers with a sample of your writing, and eventually getting them to buy your book.
If you write novels, your reader magnet should be a short story, but if you don’t know how to write a great one, you’ll miss out on the many advantages short stories provide.
In this week’s episode, Steve Diamond, author and cohost of the Writer Dojo podcast, and I discuss the art of writing short stories.
You’ll learn
- The biggest mistake authors make when publishing short stories
- How short story techniques differ from those used in long-form pieces
- Two exercises that will build your short-story-writing muscles
Listen in or read the blog version to discover all the ways writing short stories can benefit you, and learn to write a great one.
فصل ها
1. How writing short stories can make you a better novelist (00:00:00)
2. Why Short Stories (00:00:24)
3. How to Write Short Stories (00:01:17)
4. Special Guest Introduction (00:01:49)
5. Writing for Publishers (00:02:46)
6. Writing Practice (00:03:24)
7. Character Voice (00:05:10)
8. Story Beginnings (00:06:25)
9. Cool Opening Lines (00:10:55)
10. Story Middle Segment (00:11:58)
11. Story Endings (00:20:35)
12. Practice Advice (00:34:05)
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Manage episode 432937413 series 1183726
You probably know that offering a reader magnet on your website is imperative to growing your email list, tantalizing readers with a sample of your writing, and eventually getting them to buy your book.
If you write novels, your reader magnet should be a short story, but if you don’t know how to write a great one, you’ll miss out on the many advantages short stories provide.
In this week’s episode, Steve Diamond, author and cohost of the Writer Dojo podcast, and I discuss the art of writing short stories.
You’ll learn
- The biggest mistake authors make when publishing short stories
- How short story techniques differ from those used in long-form pieces
- Two exercises that will build your short-story-writing muscles
Listen in or read the blog version to discover all the ways writing short stories can benefit you, and learn to write a great one.
فصل ها
1. How writing short stories can make you a better novelist (00:00:00)
2. Why Short Stories (00:00:24)
3. How to Write Short Stories (00:01:17)
4. Special Guest Introduction (00:01:49)
5. Writing for Publishers (00:02:46)
6. Writing Practice (00:03:24)
7. Character Voice (00:05:10)
8. Story Beginnings (00:06:25)
9. Cool Opening Lines (00:10:55)
10. Story Middle Segment (00:11:58)
11. Story Endings (00:20:35)
12. Practice Advice (00:34:05)
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