List: On Writing Short Stories | Curated by Margery Bayne

Nov 16, 2023
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On Writing Short Stories
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Redraft with Purpose: A Guide to Getting Beyond the First DraftHow to rewrite short fiction with a plan
Aug 26, 2023
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Aug 26, 2023
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Counterintuitive Truths About Writing Short StoriesSome things just don’t make sense
Nov 1, 2023
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Nov 1, 2023
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Can You Write a Short Story in One Draft?The art of one and done
Aug 9, 2023
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Aug 9, 2023
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Is The Short Story Dead?Dissecting the past, present, and future of short fiction
May 31, 2023
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May 31, 2023
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Don’t Start at the BeginningA fiction writing hack for starting your stories
Mar 30, 2022
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Mar 30, 2022
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Writing The First Draft: 2 Principles for Finishing with FinesseTwo things fiction writers just need to do
Jul 20, 2022
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Jul 20, 2022
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Margery Bayne
Making the Magic of Short StoriesFour tips for making your short fiction the best it can be
Aug 17, 2022
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Aug 17, 2022
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Five Things I Learned About Storytelling From Judging My First Writing ContestIn 2017, I entered a Maryland-based writing contest and ultimately had my short story submission “The Pawn Shop of Intangible Things”…
Jan 4, 2020
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Jan 4, 2020
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Four Reasons Aspiring Novelist Should Be Writing Short StoriesHow writing short stories is good for your craft and your career
Jan 21, 2020
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Jan 21, 2020
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Three Reasons Short Story Writers Should Be Writing Flash FictionHow writing flash fiction is good for your craft and your career
May 7, 2020
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May 7, 2020
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10 Hacks for Applying Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Laws of Short Fiction to Your Short Stories TodayEvery writer knows Vonnegut’s laws of short fiction, but not how to use them
Jul 23, 2020
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Jul 23, 2020
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Margery Bayne
How To Come Up With Short Story Ideas When You Have NoneFive ways to hack your brain and the internet for story inspiration
Oct 20, 2020
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Oct 20, 2020
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Four Ways Not to Start a Short StoryCliches to avoid and what you should write instead
Nov 3, 2020
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Nov 3, 2020
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Margery Bayne
The Skinny on MicrofictionWhat it is, how to write it, and where to publish it
Nov 17, 2020
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Nov 17, 2020
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
The Skinny on Flash FictionHow to conceptualize, write, and edit in this booming market
Jan 26, 2021
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Jan 26, 2021
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Top Five Things I Learned About Writing Short Stories from Getting a Bachelors Degree in Creative…Save yourself the tuition and read this article instead
Feb 23, 2021
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Feb 23, 2021
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Top Five Things I Learned About Writing Short Stories from Getting a Bachelors Degree in Creative…Save yourself the tuition and read this article instead
Feb 23, 2021
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Feb 23, 2021
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Three Hacks for Starting Your StoryHow to get of your way to get words on the page
Apr 20, 2021
Apr 20, 2021
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
The Skinny on Short Stories
May 18, 2021
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May 18, 2021
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The Writing Cooperative
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Margery Bayne
Two Beginner Writer Mistakes That Turn Away ReadersBig problems with easy fixes
Feb 9, 2022
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Feb 9, 2022
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