How to Write a Short Story | Writing a Good Short Story Step-by-Step

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5 жыл бұрын

Short stories are a writing medium with so much to offer. They are categorized in the brief span of one sentence to seven thousand words, but mastering this seemingly condensed genre will broaden your writing knowledge base as a whole.
In this video, we break down short stories step-by-step:
- How to write them
- Why you should write them
- How to write a good one
We also show you:
- Why writing a short story is so important
- How short story writing can act as a fantastic writing teacher
- What you can gain by pursuing this writing medium
Creating short stories is not only a great way to practice your writing but teaches you how to master story structure, write a compelling scene, and become a better storyteller altogether.
Even if you are working on a longer novel or nonfiction manuscript, learning the art of the short story will help you write impactful, concise chapters.
This step-by-step video is one you don’t want to miss!
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@kikik382
@kikik382 4 жыл бұрын
0:20 "What is a short story? essentially is a story that short" hmm yes, the floor here is made out of floor.
@cwacccc
@cwacccc 4 жыл бұрын
Lol😂😂😂
@Srahas
@Srahas 3 жыл бұрын
Every 60 seconds a minute passes
@aasiajawad1370
@aasiajawad1370 3 жыл бұрын
Lol😂😂
@kylengao9823
@kylengao9823 3 жыл бұрын
@@Srahas but only in Africa
@serenzside9364
@serenzside9364 3 жыл бұрын
Underated comment 😭😂
@stevenrudduck8338
@stevenrudduck8338 4 жыл бұрын
Steps: 1. Know your character 2. Make an Outline 3. Start with something odd 4. Finish your draft 5. Edit your draft 6. Choose a title 7. Get feedback 8. practice short stories 9. Write one story per day 10. Core message/theme 11. Write a satisfying ending (just so you don't have to go skimming through the video for the steps)
@IDK098
@IDK098 4 жыл бұрын
Thx!
@jade574
@jade574 4 жыл бұрын
I came straight to the comments to find this.
@silverroc7306
@silverroc7306 4 жыл бұрын
Noice. I was on the 2nd minute
@dulanjalitharushika1784
@dulanjalitharushika1784 4 жыл бұрын
😊😊👍👍👍
@kiddoki4201
@kiddoki4201 4 жыл бұрын
Heys guys im new to making short stories and I was wondering if anyone can view mine and just any comment, advice, question etc... Please and Thank you... As i died in full red there was black everything i see, It's was never ending like a galaxy but I could'nt talk nor think I'm just there. It felt like weeks in this darkness floating in motion there i was not knowing Death was like this and then for a split second like a intense flash i saw me. I was a baby in my moms, her joyful face and when i was done seeing that memory there was another one i was in, but there was no flash but it was me and my brother playing with our toys. And another with my parents fixing the scratch on my arm. Every moment i pass my conscious was growing, my moments with Papa to singing with my mom, to hugging my sister, to eating with my dad. And to the note that was in my room that i never seen before its from mom she left it for me. It was showed to me in my hands, it-it said... My shiny little moon You may not see who you truly are When your not even a far You choose to be like everyone else And you spit on being yourself I understand your problems You don't know how to solve them and you decide to give up when you didn't even try I have a secret to tell you your brightest one of all You may fall and stubble out of place but you'll always get up and charge From the moment i saw you i felt embrace in your soul With the smile you put up To the words you always told I love you my sunshine I love you to little moon Your the best of us my baby boy i see bright things for you for when i later pass remember Keeping going foward, your journey is not over Stand out from everyone else because i'll Always be by your shoulder Share your joy your so expressful my precious little boy With our last moments reaching near always dance through your tears And when your life is meant for two share your found fruit From every moment we went through i always enjoyed you From here on to the afterlife I'll always love you my shiny little moon Tear felt emotions ran through my face as i saw my mother in front of me with all mother's embrace. And now i wake up in a hospital room, i could see my siblings and my dad but i didn't know where my mom was. It felt cold and my head is throbbing so badly like i was in a...... car accident...
@seacyd4506
@seacyd4506 4 жыл бұрын
My weird dreams really inspired me to a write a short story ngl
@jonnyr5049
@jonnyr5049 4 жыл бұрын
Omw sameee
@jirahjashmiermacalino7556
@jirahjashmiermacalino7556 4 жыл бұрын
jimochi. Same
@avazhalid7129
@avazhalid7129 4 жыл бұрын
OMGGG!!! yesss!!SAMEE
@PowPowmusic
@PowPowmusic 4 жыл бұрын
same thats why im here today i had 2 strange dreams where i wanted to know more lol.
@marvelmaximus7151
@marvelmaximus7151 4 жыл бұрын
Same, I feel like dreams make really interesting stories
@alexisa.2795
@alexisa.2795 4 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one here not because of quarantine but because I just wanna write
@Cecilia-ni3fv
@Cecilia-ni3fv 4 жыл бұрын
Nah, We have a school project
@joepjansen5266
@joepjansen5266 4 жыл бұрын
im here for both those things
@Bianca-jr7du
@Bianca-jr7du 4 жыл бұрын
@@Cecilia-ni3fv ikr😭
@10karamel37
@10karamel37 4 жыл бұрын
no bro
@avazhalid7129
@avazhalid7129 4 жыл бұрын
👍✨
@badlie4858
@badlie4858 4 жыл бұрын
the video: "you can't possibly write 30 short stories and not be proud of at least one of them" me: hold my beer
@ZA-eq2rh
@ZA-eq2rh 4 жыл бұрын
*Grabs beer only to immediately slam it down on the bar table* "I'll take that challenge!"
@badlie4858
@badlie4858 4 жыл бұрын
@@ZA-eq2rh *oblivion battle music starts to play* i'll make captain for this
@brainonair7401
@brainonair7401 3 жыл бұрын
Sooooo, did you hate them all?
@howardmcmillian5764
@howardmcmillian5764 2 жыл бұрын
You expect me to hold a beer for 30 days
@u11234
@u11234 2 жыл бұрын
.....
@l3vin256
@l3vin256 3 жыл бұрын
It's been 5 hours repeating the same particular process: Getting to write a 5 sentence paragraph, erasing it completely, and starting with a new one again.
@joystickthesentientpc7787
@joystickthesentientpc7787 3 жыл бұрын
*sadly finger guns* 👉😥👉
@nancyp7978
@nancyp7978 4 жыл бұрын
Definitely saving this. A short story is where every early writer starts.
@jirahjashmiermacalino7556
@jirahjashmiermacalino7556 4 жыл бұрын
Right
@musafirAakash
@musafirAakash 4 жыл бұрын
its not like that everytime @Nancy P
@yankee2666
@yankee2666 2 жыл бұрын
No, it isn't.
@aaronsmail2393
@aaronsmail2393 4 жыл бұрын
fun fact: you searched for this :)
@avarose7374
@avarose7374 3 жыл бұрын
OMG you can read my mind
@zaisaivids
@zaisaivids 3 жыл бұрын
No-
@deadhababi6948
@deadhababi6948 3 жыл бұрын
Imagine getting it in your recommendations
@asoftloafofbread7047
@asoftloafofbread7047 3 жыл бұрын
lol
@ghoulxhide4742
@ghoulxhide4742 3 жыл бұрын
Bruh how you now
@melissacreel8102
@melissacreel8102 4 жыл бұрын
I entered a short story contest. The winner gets to ride on FLOAT in a PARADE!!!! Wish me luck!
@IDK098
@IDK098 4 жыл бұрын
Gl
@melissacreel8102
@melissacreel8102 4 жыл бұрын
I didn’t win. :(
@melissacreel8102
@melissacreel8102 4 жыл бұрын
But my friend Jackson did!
@IDK098
@IDK098 4 жыл бұрын
@@melissacreel8102 awe Cg to ur friend!
@melissacreel8102
@melissacreel8102 4 жыл бұрын
I’ll tell him you said that!
@danielbedoni4844
@danielbedoni4844 4 жыл бұрын
I've written some short stories. I normally start creating the main character and then I give him/her something to do, somewhere, sometime.
@entropy04
@entropy04 4 жыл бұрын
My dreams often end up being narratives of fully descriptive, fictional worlds that I create in my sleep. I never even get a role inside my dreams, besides writing it all down when I wake up. These always inspired me to start writing in my spare time, and I genuinely want to know if anyone else has had the same thing happen to them?
@mahamrehman664
@mahamrehman664 3 жыл бұрын
omg yes this happens to me!
@MatthewYoungberg
@MatthewYoungberg 2 жыл бұрын
It happens to me all the time
@shrutiwadekar4097
@shrutiwadekar4097 2 жыл бұрын
Me too! It's interesting how the stories usually have an ending by the time I wake up and are rarely left hanging
@grizzlycharizard0017
@grizzlycharizard0017 2 жыл бұрын
So you have lucid dreams sometimes? Because lucid dreams can somewhat help you with creativity.
@OK-wb1dy
@OK-wb1dy 2 жыл бұрын
Yes happens to me too.
@yin1079
@yin1079 3 жыл бұрын
I’m not a writer, but my ELA teacher is making us write a short story, and I actually want to make it good, but I don’t know where to start. This video really helped though!
@flashdeals7800
@flashdeals7800 2 жыл бұрын
Write on your character " Yin" .
@TheresaReichley
@TheresaReichley 4 ай бұрын
If you want a good plotting structure I’m a fan of Harlan’s story circle. It’s a pretty good template to get you started.
@theultimatevillain8666
@theultimatevillain8666 4 жыл бұрын
My short story is a psychological horror about a youtuber who wants to get views and murders famous youtubers to gain traction off their deaths and eventually gains a cult following and becomes rich and successful off the murders of others and gets away with it.
@friedlemons5201
@friedlemons5201 3 жыл бұрын
it's Michael from Vsauce right
@marshmellowcream6364
@marshmellowcream6364 3 жыл бұрын
I would read about that
@FordaAnt
@FordaAnt 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like "Spree" with Joe Keery in it
@thereplier46
@thereplier46 3 жыл бұрын
This is one of the things i would read that out of curiosity and be sad when it ends lol.
@bluehorse4217
@bluehorse4217 3 жыл бұрын
I love psychological horror stories
@ChandlerBoltOfficial
@ChandlerBoltOfficial 5 жыл бұрын
Another great video, Bella! Great to see content being published for our students who are writing short stories 🙌
@rwanahmed2114
@rwanahmed2114 4 жыл бұрын
I honestly am thinking about writing my very own short stories and making it perfect just the way I would love seeing and hearing it as. I also want people to see my story and think that it is AMAZING. It would really inspire me A LOT! 😊❤️😍😃.
@selfpublishingcom
@selfpublishingcom 5 жыл бұрын
Are you writing a short story? Tell us what it's about and learn more about how to turn your fiction into a published book here: self-publishingschool.com/FictionClass
@ethellinda4308
@ethellinda4308 4 жыл бұрын
I want to write a short story about SOCIAL DISTANCING due to coronavirus.
@mekatparameswaran7414
@mekatparameswaran7414 4 жыл бұрын
It's good
@cyannafulgence8092
@cyannafulgence8092 4 жыл бұрын
Hi can you send this often
@cyannafulgence8092
@cyannafulgence8092 4 жыл бұрын
Please tell me a short story topic my favorite room I need it today thanks
@cyannafulgence8092
@cyannafulgence8092 4 жыл бұрын
@Hot_cocoXyt me ti
@pdixson1031
@pdixson1031 4 жыл бұрын
I always found writing short stories was a challenge! I got a lot of clarity and information. Thanks.
@jennelle6956
@jennelle6956 4 жыл бұрын
4:34 I have to write a short story in 20 minutes. But, the tips were very helpful.THANKS!!!
@harramr.khankhattak3176
@harramr.khankhattak3176 4 жыл бұрын
Lifesaver
@istagado7074
@istagado7074 4 жыл бұрын
good luck
@asmiaryal3942
@asmiaryal3942 4 жыл бұрын
same but 40 mins with the title not given
@triviahaven2853
@triviahaven2853 3 жыл бұрын
If you are a struggling writer, this ebook is for you. www.amazon.com/dp/B07LH6KNHY
@PhoenixPlays2
@PhoenixPlays2 2 ай бұрын
​@@asmiaryal3942you are a teenager?
@dyaboutique3063
@dyaboutique3063 4 жыл бұрын
How can anybody dislike this video? I mean it's just too good. I was searching for something different and unique like this, and I'm really happy with it
@TaiwoBalogunImpact
@TaiwoBalogunImpact 3 жыл бұрын
Wow!!! You just inspired me to write a short story even before I finished watching your content. Thank you so much 🤝
@mleQT
@mleQT 4 жыл бұрын
Bro I’m here just trying to get help On my high school short story
@theultimatevillain8666
@theultimatevillain8666 4 жыл бұрын
it's easy. Like lying to the police. You're making up a story so you don't go to jail.
@serenzside9364
@serenzside9364 3 жыл бұрын
@@theultimatevillain8666 you are my hero
@katrinataylor406359
@katrinataylor406359 4 жыл бұрын
This is great for when I feel like I can’t write a novel
@ChandlerBoltOfficial
@ChandlerBoltOfficial 4 жыл бұрын
So glad that we can provide you with content to help you!
@raunakaa4749
@raunakaa4749 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, when I write a Nobel it takes days and I want to work on other things too so short ones are perfect.
@jeremyhennessee6604
@jeremyhennessee6604 2 жыл бұрын
I've always loved the short stories of Shirley Jackson. She was amazing. Especially The Lottery, and Flower Garden. She had a knack of making social statements, and illiciting a sense of dread by revealing the underlining realities of everyday life in small town suburbia. The hypocrisy and the horror...She knew both. All to well I'd assert.
@pamfries7623
@pamfries7623 4 жыл бұрын
Even after writing a book, this is a good refresher.
@selfpublishingcom
@selfpublishingcom 4 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!!
@snehasinha9902
@snehasinha9902 4 жыл бұрын
What is the name of the book?
@kiddoki4201
@kiddoki4201 4 жыл бұрын
Heys guys im new to making short stories and I was wondering if anyone can view mine and just any comment, advice, question etc... Please and Thank you... As i died in full red there was black everything i see, It's was never ending like a galaxy but I could'nt talk nor think I'm just there. It felt like weeks in this darkness floating in motion there i was not knowing Death was like this and then for a split second like a intense flash i saw me. I was a baby in my moms, her joyful face and when i was done seeing that memory there was another one i was in, but there was no flash but it was me and my brother playing with our toys. And another with my parents fixing the scratch on my arm. Every moment i pass my conscious was growing, my moments with Papa to singing with my mom, to hugging my sister, to eating with my dad. And to the note that was in my room that i never seen before its from mom she left it for me. It was showed to me in my hands, it-it said... My shiny little moon You may not see who you truly are When your not even a far You choose to be like everyone else And you spit on being yourself I understand your problems You don't know how to solve them and you decide to give up when you didn't even try I have a secret to tell you your brightest one of all You may fall and stubble out of place but you'll always get up and charge From the moment i saw you i felt embrace in your soul With the smile you put up To the words you always told I love you my sunshine I love you to little moon Your the best of us my baby boy i see bright things for you for when i later pass remember Keeping going foward, your journey is not over Stand out from everyone else because i'll Always be by your shoulder Share your joy your so expressful my precious little boy With our last moments reaching near always dance through your tears And when your life is meant for two share your found fruit From every moment we went through i always enjoyed you From here on to the afterlife I'll always love you my shiny little moon Tear felt emotions ran through my face as i saw my mother in front of me with all mother's embrace. And now i wake up in a hospital room, i could see my siblings and my dad but i didn't know where my mom was. It felt cold and my head is throbbing so badly like i was in a...... car accident...
@englishteacher1649
@englishteacher1649 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Thanks for this. Learned a lot of great tips and will be sharing this with my creative writing students.
@ddiirtt
@ddiirtt 4 жыл бұрын
this has now blessed me with the power of writing for my manga
@kpmiller9726
@kpmiller9726 4 жыл бұрын
Heck yea! Fellow anime hooman ^^
@dog3011
@dog3011 4 жыл бұрын
Hello fellow weebs
@kpmiller9726
@kpmiller9726 4 жыл бұрын
@@dog3011 henlo ^^
@goemonishikawaxiii
@goemonishikawaxiii 4 жыл бұрын
lol didn't expect some weebs here also *weeb gang*
@kpmiller9726
@kpmiller9726 4 жыл бұрын
@@goemonishikawaxiii aye weeb gangs assemble
@marymarial3078
@marymarial3078 Жыл бұрын
Started writing a short story for fun two days ago and it is one of the most fun things I’ve done. Literally sat for 2 hours writing the second chapter today
@florencemichael1724
@florencemichael1724 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for these tips: writing short stories is the best way to start.
@fabiolaolarte6925
@fabiolaolarte6925 4 жыл бұрын
Feedback is sometimes overlooked and know I understand that it is really important. Thanks for the video!
@SusanWilkins-NHA
@SusanWilkins-NHA 4 жыл бұрын
Very good insight on how a short story is different from a novel. Also, how it can be beneficial for you to write a short story if you are already writing a book, or manuscript and have run into writer's block. I got some inspiration from this for, maybe, writing a book consisting of a collection of short stories.
@triviahaven2853
@triviahaven2853 3 жыл бұрын
If you are a struggling writer, this ebook is for you. www.amazon.com/dp/B07LH6KNHY
@Tulimari
@Tulimari 4 жыл бұрын
I am usually a non-fiction writer but this video made me want to write a short fiction story. Thanks! :)
@dolly6247
@dolly6247 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! This is probably the best video about writing i’ve looked at all day!
@ellaineursuy6956
@ellaineursuy6956 5 жыл бұрын
Great video, super thorough coverage!
@joanneabrom6579
@joanneabrom6579 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks for sharing so much wonderful information!💕
@izi2379
@izi2379 4 жыл бұрын
this video's very helpful! i have to write a gothic short story for English class and I need a little bit of a guide, and this is perfect! thank you!
@ChadMCrowell
@ChadMCrowell 4 жыл бұрын
i love books that are a bunch of short stories! love this video!
@kaylasky6456
@kaylasky6456 4 жыл бұрын
I'm writing my first book and I think that writing some short stories would help me find my writing style.
@ChandlerBoltOfficial
@ChandlerBoltOfficial 4 жыл бұрын
That is so great! I am glad you found this helpful.
@mimilovesall8
@mimilovesall8 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for shaeing this with us. I will definitely keep it in mind.
@abdinajib327
@abdinajib327 3 жыл бұрын
I found this really helpful, and I feel like I already have those skills but I came for to check my story on those things. Thank you so much!
@okboing
@okboing 3 жыл бұрын
I've been writing for several years, and they used to be only several hundred words long in 2016, and hitting 2000 words (exactly) was a great milestone for me. I worked on my voice for quite a while and started correcting spelling and word choice in my older works and created longer works, one of which was 7777 words long, and I'm slowing down on quantity but improving in quality, and soon I just might reach 10000 words! They do all, however, carry no intentional moral, and they all have plots similar to telenovelas. But I'm glad to look back and see my progress!
@highgroundcomics2525
@highgroundcomics2525 4 жыл бұрын
Great tips! Thank you! Cant wait to start!
@omerredden
@omerredden 5 жыл бұрын
Storytelling is such a powerful art form! And I love how you brought out the tortoise vs. the hare example -- that the theme/lesson is the most important and memorable thing we get from a short story. Good work!
@selfpublishingcom
@selfpublishingcom 5 жыл бұрын
Exactly! There are so many examples of powerful, life-long lessons within short stories.
@vxenxix
@vxenxix 3 жыл бұрын
@@selfpublishingcom writing good story is best and we have to write with good handwriting is also important is am right
@Bloodstreakosaber
@Bloodstreakosaber 2 жыл бұрын
On yah
@dD-iv9tz
@dD-iv9tz 4 жыл бұрын
I like that raw feeling like they just wrote it down and and let people read it if you can pull it off it just seems so real to me
@Hegetstheglory
@Hegetstheglory 4 жыл бұрын
Takes me back to my Anderson University days as an English major!
@learninglocked2085
@learninglocked2085 3 жыл бұрын
I really wanna start writing stories in English because there's always stories in my head and many of them are really interesting stories when I was younger I use to write them down but people use to laugh at my stories so I kinda stop writing but nowadays I wanna start writing again but it's kinda hard writing nicely because I want it to be interesting, grammatically correct and we'll organised. I wanna take some online trusted course in writing that will give me good feedbacks but I can't find the one I can trust.. 🤦🤦🤦
@williamperryjr1324
@williamperryjr1324 2 жыл бұрын
This was a great video!! I really enjoy writing short stories!! They're much easier to write than long novels! I have true passion for writing!
@somethingspecial1415
@somethingspecial1415 2 жыл бұрын
Hello,have you published any of your short stories?I would definitely love to read them.
@mac3fan
@mac3fan 4 жыл бұрын
Who’s here cause they need to learn while being at quarantine 😅
@KaushalNegi3226
@KaushalNegi3226 4 жыл бұрын
Kindly change your username I love Kobe Bryant too much
@mac3fan
@mac3fan 4 жыл бұрын
Kaushal Negi 90 days thank’s to KZfaq:(
@RotiSkine
@RotiSkine 4 жыл бұрын
@@KaushalNegi3226 What is wrong with her username? 😗
@KaushalNegi3226
@KaushalNegi3226 4 жыл бұрын
@@RotiSkine She changed it
@RotiSkine
@RotiSkine 4 жыл бұрын
@@KaushalNegi3226 Is it ok for me to ask what it was before? If not, I respect that
@isabellalambeth6552
@isabellalambeth6552 4 жыл бұрын
This was amazing!! Bella Rose Pope words everything in the best way!
@musicaddict8470
@musicaddict8470 4 жыл бұрын
I'm watching this video because I have for whatever reason, been writing meaningful stories recently about how everyone has a different story to their life. I've recently been thinking about writing longer things like short stories since I usually write a paragraph. Not only do I want to do this for fun, and to enjoy it but to see if I improve in my english class during school, since getting good grades has always been something important to me and even though I already have a A in english I want to get it to A+ and improve. If you find this and read this I would really appreciate it if you could tell me if this is a good idea, Thank you! Sincerely, Cloudz Blizz
@lekolmizikfolklolabowi1212
@lekolmizikfolklolabowi1212 3 жыл бұрын
I've been working on a short story for 3 weeks and yes i'm 14 and in highschool... (but i get graded like a college student due to previous stories ive written before) but today i had a brainfart and felt sooo stuck this vid helped alot
@tasfiyasharif1399
@tasfiyasharif1399 3 жыл бұрын
Me too suddenly feeling passionate about writing . Btw where are you from and what apps you are writing in ?
@shayananjum4566
@shayananjum4566 3 жыл бұрын
@@tasfiyasharif1399 I use Ms word who doesn't plz tell me app of there is a better one
@Sophie-cg5ie
@Sophie-cg5ie 2 жыл бұрын
Would you mind sending me some of your stories to read and for inspiration:)
@bernardaysam
@bernardaysam 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the guidance and encouragement!
@stormyy4396
@stormyy4396 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your piece of advice so I can teach them to my students! Keep doing your dreams Self Publishing School!
@xeviusUsagi
@xeviusUsagi 2 жыл бұрын
I spend lots of my day basically dreaming, when I'm bored I instantly go in to my fantasy world. I have many stories and characters that make sense in my mind... then I tried to write stuff down and suddenly I have nothing, and that's why I'm here, I want those characters to exist out of my head, even if just for me.
@xysgsvvxvdv8315
@xysgsvvxvdv8315 11 ай бұрын
Same😅
@jay-arcorpuzstudio2524
@jay-arcorpuzstudio2524 3 жыл бұрын
STEP 1 : KNOW YOUR CHARACTER STEP 2 : MAKE AN OUTLINE STEP 3 : START WITH SOMETHING ODD (Make readers to be intrigued right away) Example: What Remains STEP 4 : FINISH YOUR DRAFT STEP 5 : EDIT YOUR SHORT STORY STEP 6 : CHOOSE A TITLE STEP 7 : GET FEEDBACK STEP 8 : PRACTICE SHORT STORIES STEP 9 : WRITE A SHORT STORY EVERYDAY STEP 10: CORE MESSAGE/THEME STEP 11: WRITE A SATISFYING ENDING
@eslygutierrez-vasquez27
@eslygutierrez-vasquez27 2 жыл бұрын
que way
@TheRiqchery
@TheRiqchery Жыл бұрын
copied comment
@Sleepingwithjeanson
@Sleepingwithjeanson Жыл бұрын
WHY ARE YOU SCREAMING AT ME CHILL OUT
@helenvelikans5530
@helenvelikans5530 4 жыл бұрын
I'm currently writing short stories so many thanks for the video and the link
@delicateblood1944
@delicateblood1944 3 жыл бұрын
This actually made me motivated AND inspired. Because that part where start with something odd and unusual or interesting, really, really, helps, and really, really, is just... I don't know how to explain, it just made me smile, and i have no idea why.
@delicateblood1944
@delicateblood1944 3 жыл бұрын
Cuz that's always my reaction, like: WHAT!? Just from the beginning or the summary: That's also why I have the urge to read every angst oneshots or fanfics, even if the endings are angst as well because I always WANT to know yet what happens and if it can make me cry or if WHY it's an angst ending. And the beginning makes me cry already, because knowing that I'm gonna cry makes me cry, because of the reason, and illtthink fo a thousand possibilities and that makes me even sadder.
@emergingtechnologiessweden8636
@emergingtechnologiessweden8636 4 жыл бұрын
It was a very interesting video that motivated me to start writing a short story.
@aoliravioli
@aoliravioli 4 жыл бұрын
my english/sociology final project is to make a 20 page story and i procrastinated and now the story map is due in two days
@jarrydchambers2423
@jarrydchambers2423 4 жыл бұрын
I really like short stories. They are so much fun. Great tips, you need to be super organised when it comes to short story writing.
@axialsupernova202
@axialsupernova202 4 жыл бұрын
Gonna come back to this video a lot, nice info!
@Sarah-ew5cg
@Sarah-ew5cg 4 жыл бұрын
You guys are great!!!! thank you for all the content provided in the description
@selfpublishingcom
@selfpublishingcom 4 жыл бұрын
Glad it’s helpful :)
@crazgame1586
@crazgame1586 2 жыл бұрын
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@MrPehualli
@MrPehualli 4 жыл бұрын
I'm sharing this with my students
@shirleyburns1982
@shirleyburns1982 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent presentation. Thanks for the downloads!
@Tolsonii
@Tolsonii 4 жыл бұрын
Super helpful tips, thanks, Bella!
@TheLordOfDarkThrone
@TheLordOfDarkThrone 4 жыл бұрын
Never had much luck writing a short story, hope this helps.
@damonmak7954
@damonmak7954 3 жыл бұрын
This is great!Now I can write something about my dream!
@triviahaven2853
@triviahaven2853 3 жыл бұрын
If you are a struggling writer, this ebook is for you. www.amazon.com/dp/B07LH6KNHY
@jasontschetter5357
@jasontschetter5357 4 жыл бұрын
Good break down of what you need to know. Thank you!
@upvirally2100
@upvirally2100 4 жыл бұрын
Why what we say is different than they would ever come to achieve and what they already have achieved - To make our target audience understand, Always a great way to illustrate examples or analogies through writing short stories. SUPERB!!!!
@typingname6276
@typingname6276 4 жыл бұрын
2:09 that is where it is starting from
@rainespiano
@rainespiano 4 жыл бұрын
The philosopher Thank you!
@booklover2190
@booklover2190 4 жыл бұрын
This was so helpful. I've been struggling to write a short story for what feels like forever.
@triviahaven2853
@triviahaven2853 3 жыл бұрын
If you are a struggling writer, this ebook is for you. www.amazon.com/dp/B07LH6KNHY
@malajha8518
@malajha8518 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for explaining actually I am having a story writing test tomorrow so I am listening to you
@hxrry.mm2
@hxrry.mm2 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! This hepled alot and Im writing a story now :)
@brendam.8847
@brendam.8847 4 жыл бұрын
Love the advice to get to know your characters, create an outline, and write the draft without editing it. Just get the story written, then go back and edit.
@CBfilmPortfolio
@CBfilmPortfolio 4 жыл бұрын
I've thought about writing a short story before but don't have any ideas.
@selfpublishingcom
@selfpublishingcom 4 жыл бұрын
We've got over 300 for you here: self-publishingschool.com/story-ideas/ :)
@guardiangamersyt768
@guardiangamersyt768 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for providing us with such details which are very important I was in search for such people from a good deal of time and I found ....you're the really the best and thank you for the worksheet and tips.
@JLFranc000
@JLFranc000 Жыл бұрын
I have always wanted to write short stories,, ty for this video helped me take the first step.
@cadencedoan6975
@cadencedoan6975 3 жыл бұрын
Who's here cause they have a short story assignment due tomorrow?
@lachance1111
@lachance1111 5 жыл бұрын
Great video!!
@selfpublishingcom
@selfpublishingcom 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael! When are you writing one? ;)
@kiddoki4201
@kiddoki4201 4 жыл бұрын
Heys guys im new to making short stories and I was wondering if anyone can view mine and just any comment, advice, question etc... Please and Thank you... As i died in full red there was black everything i see, It's was never ending like a galaxy but I could'nt talk nor think I'm just there. It felt like weeks in this darkness floating in motion there i was not knowing Death was like this and then for a split second like a intense flash i saw me. I was a baby in my moms, her joyful face and when i was done seeing that memory there was another one i was in, but there was no flash but it was me and my brother playing with our toys. And another with my parents fixing the scratch on my arm. Every moment i pass my conscious was growing, my moments with Papa to singing with my mom, to hugging my sister, to eating with my dad. And to the note that was in my room that i never seen before its from mom she left it for me. It was showed to me in my hands, it-it said... My shiny little moon You may not see who you truly are When your not even a far You choose to be like everyone else And you spit on being yourself I understand your problems You don't know how to solve them and you decide to give up when you didn't even try I have a secret to tell you your brightest one of all You may fall and stubble out of place but you'll always get up and charge From the moment i saw you i felt embrace in your soul With the smile you put up To the words you always told I love you my sunshine I love you to little moon Your the best of us my baby boy i see bright things for you for when i later pass remember Keeping going foward, your journey is not over Stand out from everyone else because i'll Always be by your shoulder Share your joy your so expressful my precious little boy With our last moments reaching near always dance through your tears And when your life is meant for two share your found fruit From every moment we went through i always enjoyed you From here on to the afterlife I'll always love you my shiny little moon Tear felt emotions ran through my face as i saw my mother in front of me with all mother's embrace. And now i wake up in a hospital room, i could see my siblings and my dad but i didn't know where my mom was. It felt cold and my head is throbbing so badly like i was in a...... car accident...
@BLUE_EMBERS
@BLUE_EMBERS 4 жыл бұрын
ThAnk you for this video,because I have more than 7 essays to do
@shehnaazsheikhpierre9886
@shehnaazsheikhpierre9886 6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much.. Very very helpful n well said.
@hoppy2829
@hoppy2829 4 жыл бұрын
For nationals in my country we have to make one with the theme of "Starting over." Help i dont know what to write about and really dont wanna fail. This will take place tomorrow We will have 1 hour to write it all
@hoppy2829
@hoppy2829 4 жыл бұрын
@Dhanush Sridhar It went okay, thank you for asking.
@alephnull423
@alephnull423 4 жыл бұрын
I need all the help I can get if I'm being honest
@ChandlerBoltOfficial
@ChandlerBoltOfficial 4 жыл бұрын
Then you are following the right channel, lots of great content here!
@RaviGhai
@RaviGhai 2 ай бұрын
Truly awesome ... thanks
@ravelive
@ravelive 2 жыл бұрын
Wow!! this was the perfect video for me. I've learned a lot today! I'm going to subscribe to your channel and I'm going to become a better writer with your content, I know this is true!
@ryanmathis8286
@ryanmathis8286 3 жыл бұрын
I really hated in school when I wrote a paper I was so proud of and the teacher gave me a bad grade
@imjustarandompersonwithave9049
@imjustarandompersonwithave9049 3 жыл бұрын
I feel you
@itsnonyo8011
@itsnonyo8011 3 жыл бұрын
>:( MY MOM GONE MAKE ME DO SOMETHING THE SAME TIME I WAS GOING TO WRITE MY GOSH DANG STORY
@DrRobertMcCarthy
@DrRobertMcCarthy 4 жыл бұрын
Never even thought a short story would be something I'd consider. Just changed my mind !!
@selfpublishingcom
@selfpublishingcom 4 жыл бұрын
Good luck! Let us know how it goes :)
@SuzanneVReese
@SuzanneVReese 4 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. I've become a big fan of short stories.
@sabotage_yourheart
@sabotage_yourheart 3 жыл бұрын
I tried mine best. Either Sunshine is bright, Or darkness is in night, I don't know what's going in my life. A life with no choices, A painter with no brushes, A flower with no essence, That's how I feel my existence. Everyday I see there face, They make fun of me like crass, It looks like being morass, And I feel harasss. On being bullied I feel that I 'm in hell, Being locked in a small cell, Just living in that dwell, And my soul is just yell. I felt my heart was gonna blast, Mine problems are gonna Vast, But I still tried to cool, And I feel like a car that ran out of fuel. I 'll never be the best, Wake up to get dressed, And forever to be stressed. Akshit
@crystalcastlesgf
@crystalcastlesgf 3 жыл бұрын
anyone else here because wattpad stories are inspiring them to start writing? lmfao
@ambersage3205
@ambersage3205 3 жыл бұрын
Meeeee
@ambersage3205
@ambersage3205 3 жыл бұрын
But I am still having a hard time :(
@ane7920
@ane7920 3 жыл бұрын
Meee
@crystalcastlesgf
@crystalcastlesgf 3 жыл бұрын
@@ambersage3205 me too! : (
@mikestorzieri5107
@mikestorzieri5107 4 жыл бұрын
A great short video about writing a short story... Thank!
@jacobpompeo8680
@jacobpompeo8680 4 жыл бұрын
I like idea. It works well as a writing practice technique!
@khunbabywaifu7086
@khunbabywaifu7086 4 жыл бұрын
Guess what? I'm here for creating a webtoon. There will be a webtoon contest this year.
@user-nv5fb4pv3e
@user-nv5fb4pv3e 4 жыл бұрын
goodluck❤
@redberyl9157
@redberyl9157 4 жыл бұрын
Noice. What title?
@destinyb.347
@destinyb.347 3 жыл бұрын
Are you finished with it?
@HunterFreeman1
@HunterFreeman1 5 жыл бұрын
This was super helpful! Love the idea of writing a story a day!
@selfpublishingcom
@selfpublishingcom 5 жыл бұрын
So you're going to write one a day? ;)
@marwan.ux1
@marwan.ux1 Жыл бұрын
Amazing! Thank you!
@indycole396
@indycole396 4 жыл бұрын
Really helpful! Thanks!
@senritsujumpsuit6021
@senritsujumpsuit6021 4 жыл бұрын
i did not do half of these and still got a grade :3
@Xamser8
@Xamser8 4 жыл бұрын
I didn't understand anything. (mostly because I was reading all the comments)
@theultimatevillain8666
@theultimatevillain8666 4 жыл бұрын
write.
@user-k78h
@user-k78h Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@michaelwilkinson1520
@michaelwilkinson1520 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Thanks for the info.
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