“A short story is a different thing altogether — a short story is like a quick kiss in the dark from a stranger.” — Stephen King

Stephen King, Charles Bukowski, Ray Bradbury, and Kurt Vonnegut all have one thing in common: they started their careers writing short stories. And with them a whole lot of your favorite writers.

Why should you start writing short stories and follow this course?

• Perhaps a novel is still too daunting and you want to test the waters of fiction

• You have no idea where to begin with writing a short story

• You want to become a skilled fiction writer and publish books

• You want to convey your ideas in fiction

• You want to find your writing voice

• You want to hone your writing skills

• You want to learn how to publish and market a story in 2020

• You want to start publishing and find literary representation through short stories

Writing short stories has taught me so much. I started out with one story and have been published on many outlets, improved my writing, found my voice and tested other waters like podcasting, publishing books, writing a novel and writing about writing and creativity.

What will you learn?

This course is based on my personal experience. But also on the many articles and books I read and courses I followed.

In this course, we’ll dive into the technical parts of writing like:

• Plotting

• Structuring a story

• Character building

• Writing dialogue

We’ll also cover other aspects of the writing process:

• How you can come up with ideas

• How to find your voice

• How to develop a writing habit

• How to publish and market your stories in the current age

With writing tips from Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, Haruki Murakami and more, I will teach you to write a short story from start to finish. Let’s begin!