Writing Fiction & Poetry : How to Generate Short Story Ideas
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Uploaded by expertvillage on Oct 20, 2008
Short story ideas are generated from the idea of a central character trying to solve a problem and encountering change of some sort; they also include a clear beginning, middle and end. Get ideas to write a short story, referring to writing books such as "Creating Short Fiction", by Damon Knight, with tips from a published author and English professor in this free video on writing.
Expert: David M. Harris
Bio: David M. Harris has taught English at Vanderbilt University and elsewhere.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
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The trick to learning to write is to just start writing.
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Thank you!
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Distracting clock
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@RandomBadgerRyan lol
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I really enjoy all of these videos :) they're concise and to the point, but they manage to convey quite a bit of information in just a few minutes.
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@purplesheepify That advice was really helpful, after thinking about it, it does seem more effective if you show rather than tell. Thank you
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@dervish2173 it's a good start! Just remember to show not tell, and flesh it out, because with what you have right now every sentence could easily be a chapter.
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i fucking hate writing short stories! no offence to anyone who enjoys writing stories.
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Michaels story
-- When Michael was younger, he thought everything was hard. He found it difficult to read, excercise or do homework. In the morning he would get up feeling sad and worthless. He thought his life was very boring and there was no point in it. He wanted to be successful and do well in school, but it was just so hard for him. He had very poor communication skills and he was unnatractive. He didn't have alot of respect and his reputation was low. -- Is this a good introduction?
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RandomBadgerRyan 2 years ago 82
lol @ the clock in the top left corner xD
nyvion 2 years ago 25