WiZ
Active Member
I know this isn't about rps or anything, but it still applies to writing.
I'm taking this course called "Writers Craft" and I'm going to have a project in about two weeks: we have to write a four page short story. I've written short stories before, and I know all the elements of short stories.
For example: Short stories have a lot less plot then regular novels, and the plot usually starts just before or right at the rising action of the plot.
Also, character description is much less developed, usually taking a third person perspective (very little thoughts or emotions) instead of a first person perspective.
In general, exposition is kept to a minimum. But this doesn't have to be so. Ernest Hemingway, who is hailed as one of the greats of literature, has almost no exposition, emphasizing the parts with exposition. On the other hand, writers like Alice Munro use exposition very often, but have a lot more equivocation (withholding information) to induce suspense.
But I really want to know everyone else's opinions, what makes a good Short Story?
I'm taking this course called "Writers Craft" and I'm going to have a project in about two weeks: we have to write a four page short story. I've written short stories before, and I know all the elements of short stories.
For example: Short stories have a lot less plot then regular novels, and the plot usually starts just before or right at the rising action of the plot.
Also, character description is much less developed, usually taking a third person perspective (very little thoughts or emotions) instead of a first person perspective.
In general, exposition is kept to a minimum. But this doesn't have to be so. Ernest Hemingway, who is hailed as one of the greats of literature, has almost no exposition, emphasizing the parts with exposition. On the other hand, writers like Alice Munro use exposition very often, but have a lot more equivocation (withholding information) to induce suspense.
But I really want to know everyone else's opinions, what makes a good Short Story?