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Writing and Publishing a Short Story
Welcome
Welcome!
Meet Ol Adams
Module 1: Introduction to Short Stories
Introduction
Exercise: Reading List
Exercise: Research Literary Journals and Magazines
Exercise: Self Publishing Short Stories
Module 2: Coming up with Ideas
Where Ideas Come From
Writing from Life
Exercise: Slice of Life
Exercise: Top Ten Moments
Exercise: Alphabet Soup
Exercise: Stream of Consciousness
Exercise: Write from a Prompt
Module 3: Characters
Introduction to Protagonist
Exercise: Sketch Five Protagonists
Exercise: Character Interviews
Exercise: Journal Entry
Introduction to Antagonist
Exercise: Crafting an Antagonist
Antagonistic Force
Exercise: Generating Antagonistic Forces
Supporting Characters
Setting
Introduction to Setting
Exercise: Setting is Influenced by Perspective
Exercise: One Key Detail
Exercise: Verisimilitude in Setting
Structuring a Plot
Introduction to Structure
Exposition
Objective and Obstacles
Tension Should Rise
Final Confrontation / Climax
Denouement
Exercise: Write a Plot
Literary Devices and Writing Techniques
Introduction
Thematic Argument
Exercise: Crafting a Thematic Argument
Iceberg Theory
Exercise: Iceberg Theory
Restraint with Dialogue Tags
Show Don’t Tell
Exercise: Show Don’t Tell
Inciting Incident
Exercise: Inciting Incident
Needs, Rather Than Wants
Exercise: Needs, not Wants
Writing a Story
Final Exercise: Write Your Story
Congratulations!
You Did It!
Bonus Publishing Tips
Rejection
Query Letter
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