Writing Short Stories

<i>Writing Short Stories: A Writers' and Artists' Companion</i><i></i>is an essential guide to writing short fiction successfully.<br/> <br/> PART 1 explores the nature and history of the form personal reflections by the editors and help getting started with ideas planning and research.<br/> <br/> PART 2 includes tips by leading short story writers including: Alison Moore Jane Rogers Edith Pearlman David Vann Anthony Doerr Vanessa Gebbie Alexander MacLeod Adam Thorpe and Elspeth Sandys.<br/> <br/> PART 3 contains practical advice - from shaping plots and exploring your characters to beating writers' block rewriting and publishing your stories.