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How to Write Short Stories for Dummies: A Beginner's Guide to Telling Short Stories

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About How to Write Short Stories for Dummies: A Beginner's Guide to Telling Short Stories

Introduction

Overview of the class

SECTION 1: What is a Short Story?

How long is a short story

Benefits of telling short stories

SECTION 2: The 3 Components of a Story

Character

Conflict

Lesson

3 Types of Conflict

Mini Challenge

SECTION 3: How to Consume

Watch movies, television shows, books

Introspect

Hear others in a story

SECTION 4: How to Create

3 Methods to Practice Short Stories

Outline method

Title method

Combination method

SECTION 5: Purpose of Editing

Take a break from editing to creating

Fix grammar, punctuation, sentence

Read your Writing Out Loud

Summary

SECTION 6: Final Project

What You Will Learn?

  • This is a beginner's course to learn how to write short stories. The power of short stories is more important than ever in this hyperconnected world..
  • As the internet age rises, concentration levels continue to plummet..
  • The ability to express your ideas creatively and with color is a gift that will allow your message to be heard. .
  • This course is a beginner's course that can be taken by content creators, author's entrepreneurs, and teachers. These are just a few positions. But if you require communication skills and simplicity in your job, then this course will help you..
  • The goal of this goal is to equip you with the fundamentals of storytelling and how to take action as soon as possible!.
  • You will learn:.
  • -What is a short story?.
  • -The benefits of telling short stories..
  • -How to create a character, conflict, and resolution..
  • -How to consume entertainment like a top-notch storyteller..
  • -The ability to create short stories.
  • -Practical methods to guide your mind towards creativity..
  • -How to edit like a professional editor.
  • And a final project to help you bring all this information together!.
  • Short stories are a powerful persuasion tool that can help you build your brand from the ground up, create a portfolio of ideas and make your message stick..
  • The knowledge in this course can directly be applied to publishing your first anthology book, building your Twitter account, growing a blog, and creating compelling content for a YouTube channel..
  • If you have any questions, feel free to drop a message in the discussions section!.