Free Classes – The Ultimate Short Story Checklist

What will you learn?

We will work our way through a 28-point checklist for a short story. We will look at everything from opening lines to great endings and all the bits you need in between. The class ends with a Q&A session and you will receive a downloadable checklist to use for your next writing adventure.

Why should you attend this?

I can still remember the first short story I wrote and submitted. I was terrified. The whole idea of sharing my story, my writing, with other people was debilitating. I even put off finishing my stories so that I wouldn’t have to show them to anyone. And when I finally did finish a story I hid it away and didn’t tell anyone, but eventually, I came to realize that if I wanted to be a writer I had to start sharing my work.

I spent hours reading and researching short stories. I wanted my story to be perfect (they were anything but), but I started figuring out what I had to do to write short stories. Years later, I still love short stories. They are my passion. I have spent hours writing them and this checklist is a tool I use to make sure I’ve not lost the plot. Literally.

This isn’t a rigid list of rules that you must use. I am a great believer in ‘to each his own’ when it comes to writing, but it does help to have a framework to refer to before submitting. A framework I wish I had when I first started.

• This class will help you identify what is missing in your short story
• It’ll help you figure out what to cut.
• It’ll help you decide how much story you need.
• It’ll give you an overview of the art of the short story.
• It becomes an evaluation tool for your story.
• Plus a chance to ask questions about writing.