Do you like to write short stories? Or are you instead stuck? Take inspiration from the authors below and look what they believe, maybe you'll find what you need to kickstart your brain:-
“In a rough way the short story writer is to the novelist as a cabinetmaker is to a house carpenter.” – Annie Proulx
“Find the key emotion; this may be all you need know to find your short story.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald
“I would also suggest that any aspiring writer begin with short stories. These days, I meet far too many young writers who try to start off with a novel right off, or a trilogy, or even a nine-book series. That’s like starting in at rock climbing by tackling Mt. Everest. Short stories help you learn your craft.” – George R.R. Martin
“Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.” – Ray Bradbury
“A short story I have written long ago would barge into my house in the middle of the night, shake me awake and shout, ‘Hey, this is no time for sleeping! You can’t forget me, there’s still more to write!’ Impelled by that voice, I would find myself writing a novel. In this sense, too, my short stories and novels connect inside me in a very natural, organic way.” – Haruki Murakami
If you would like to have opinions of others, share your short stories here! We would love to read what you have in mind.
Take inspiration from the authors below and look what they believe, maybe you'll find what you need to kickstart your brain:-
“In a rough way the short story writer is to the novelist as a cabinetmaker is to a house carpenter.”
– Annie Proulx
“Find the key emotion; this may be all you need know to find your short story.”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
“I would also suggest that any aspiring writer begin with short stories. These days, I meet far too many young writers who try to start off with a novel right off, or a trilogy, or even a nine-book series. That’s like starting in at rock climbing by tackling Mt. Everest. Short stories help you learn your craft.”
– George R.R. Martin
“Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row.”
– Ray Bradbury
“A short story I have written long ago would barge into my house in the middle of the night, shake me awake and shout, ‘Hey, this is no time for sleeping! You can’t forget me, there’s still more to write!’ Impelled by that voice, I would find myself writing a novel. In this sense, too, my short stories and novels connect inside me in a very natural, organic way.”
– Haruki Murakami
If you would like to have opinions of others, share your short stories here!
We would love to read what you have in mind.