How to Structure a Short Story | template for advanced or beginner writers!

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@wangtoriojackson4315 Жыл бұрын

I remember a succinct way of thinking of the structure of an argumentative essay I was taught in middle school, splitting it into three basic parts. It was "First, you tell em what you're gonna tell em, then you tell em, then you tell em what you just told em."

@elijah8867

Personally I think the Hollywood/Pixar/ Superhero formulaic story templates have ruined fiction, turning novel writing into predictable cookie cutter junk.

@Hermit_mouse

That moment you realize Reedsy has been your college and Shaelin has been your professor for years now

@bramblequeen7599 Жыл бұрын

Starting my first short story since high school. I’ve been working on my passion project for a while now, but I’ve realized that I need to start and finish more stories to really feel confident in myself as a writer and artist. I have OCD and this exercise has become part of my exposure therapy as my obsessive perfectionism has caused me to be afraid of creating, a process that is often times inherently messy. Finding your channel has been so helpful! Also, I love your shirt!

@jonnydavis9011 Жыл бұрын

Shaelin, your videos have helped me fall in love with writing again. You've taught me countless invaluable lessons (and saved me so much time). I just wanted to thank you for being so awesome!

@treywilson7472

Could you make it a pdf to have on hand?

@criment3645 Жыл бұрын

Will have to start writing short stories more often 😅

@em.meraldmone 4 сағат бұрын

When I was having doubts about pursuing writing, I watched your videos and I am now studying Master’s in Creative Writing and honestly without your videos and your advices, I wouldn’t have been this ambitious in writing stories I have to tell. Thank you for that.😊

@dragonchr15

Star Wars Clone Wars did a thesis at the start of every episode.

@biancavirginiapuchalskijim6333 Жыл бұрын

Watching this video was like a revelation! After watching this, I must confess the idea of starting a short story now seems a bit less menacing.

@Amaiguri Жыл бұрын

Shaelin, you have basically singlehandedly explained to me how to write prose. Plot is something I've known how to do forever but prose and syntax and diction is something I've never been good at

@l3xitscomplicated191

This Video reminded me on Kishotenketsu and its pretty good usable for short stories, Japanese comic creator (Mangaka) use it all the time for any kind of work for example 4 Panel shorts also called Yonkoma, and short comics called Doujinshi.

@rev6215 Жыл бұрын

I started writing short stories thanks to you

@firesword9561

I've had a project collecting dust for a while now and with coming back to it now. I've come to realize how a short story can help build me up as a writer and breathe life into a fictional world. This outline is simple, and having a thesis/theme built into the planning helps so much.

@AdamFishkin Жыл бұрын

Holy shit I remember this from school !!! We had to argue things without believing in them!

@martinnevarez242 Жыл бұрын

This is so informative! I am struggling with writing my short story, but I am so happy I watched this because I now have a sense of direction of how to structure it.

@zenebornman7917 Жыл бұрын

This is so amazing honestly. I am always so overwhelmed over how short stories work. 😊❤

@avengedprophet1559 Жыл бұрын

You earned yourself a new subscriber. I‘m currently outlining a longer story without any prior writing experience and thought about writing a few short stories to practice before getting into it writing. This video helped a lot about how to structure it and understanding what‘s actually important. Big thanks 👍

@c.r.60

Thank you for bringing such clarity and structure to short story writing. To me, this structural outline is a perfect headstart for short story writing. I love your videos and your advice.