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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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How to Write Winning Short Stories: A practical guide to writing stories that win contests and get selected for publication

How to Write Winning Short Stories: A practical guide to writing stories that win contests and get selected for publication

Sakaduski, Nancy

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General ReferenceGrammar & StyleWriting Instruction

Publisher Price: $11.95

ISBN10: 098605979X
ISBN13: 9780986059797
Publisher: Cat & Mouse Press
Published: Dec 31 2015
Pages: 172
Weight: 0.52
Height: 0.37 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

A practical guide to writing short stories that covers the market for short fiction, how to write beginnings and endings, the central conflict, illustration vs. explanation, premise and theme, structure (including pacing, flashbacks, and scenes), setting, characters, dialogue, editing, fact-checking and legal issues, and marketing. The author, who manages an annual short story competition, offers advice on manuscript formatting, submission options, contest entry, and how to get the attention of a publisher or contest judge.

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