How to Write Short Stories: Conclusion

Even though this is a short book on shorts, you now have everything you need to get started.

Find a seed and grow it into a story.

Schedule your time blocks and start writing.

Chase prestige in the professional markets or publish to your own readers the same week you finish.

Write fast or slow, give your story away or license it for a fee, build a collection over years or put out a single short tomorrow.

You get to choose your path ahead, and you can do it differently with the very next story. That’s the creative freedom you can find with shorts, and you can have a lot of fun writing along the way!

Because your stories matter. Even the short ones.

Happy writing!