Writing Stories
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DISCUSSION: WRITING STORIES
The ‘Writing Stories’ features discuss any topic relevant to the experience of being a short story writer, or even writing short stories as a hobby. The features below come from new writers, established authors, academics, editors and journalists.
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WRITING STORIES ARCHIVE…
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All Lies — Pauline Masurel
Are You Sitting Comfortably – Holly Dawson
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Bowen’s Beginnings – Mike Smith
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Capitalise on Your Holiday — Amanda Oosthuizen
Choosing Titles That Resonate — Mike Smith
Classic Openings — Phil Latham
Connective Writing — Pauline Masurel
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Do You Need to Keep a Notebook? – Sally O’Reilly
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Exclusive Interview with William Trevor – Diana Reich
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Finding a Happy Place: Contented Characters — Tess St. Clair-Ford
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Gimbal — Jim Hinks
The Greatest Show on Earth – Jose Varghese
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How Do We Keep the Home Fires Burning? — Hayley Singer
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Impelling Perceptions — Mike Smith
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Joined-Up Writing – Mike Smith
The Jokes Are On Me — Mike Smith
The Journey — Mike Smith
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Kaleidoscope Storytelling – Alex Ruczaj
Kevin Barry Wins the Edge Hill Short Story Prize — David Frankel
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Loud and Clear? — Juliet West
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My True Love — Pauline Masurel
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Naming Names — Mike Smith
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Praiseworthy or Just Pointless? — Nicholas Royle
Pregnant With Meaning — Carol Fenlon
The Procrastination Hurdle – Elaine Wilson
Pulling Words — Deborah McMenamy
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The Queen of Ing — Lynda Nash
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Redrafting — Loree Westron
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Short Stories and the Power of ‘Not Knowing’ — David Constantine
Similarities and Differences – Mike Smith
A Single Word — Mike Smith
Strange Creatures — Joseph O’Connor
Suspended Sentences — Mike Smith
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Tales from the Tutor – Carolyn Thomas
Telling Tales – Pauline Masurel
There Once Was a Woman — Jane Hayward
Three Stories and Me – Séamus Duggan
Time to Talk About Humour – Jonathan Pinnock
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What is a Short Story? — Paul Curd
What is a Writer? — Phil Latham
What We Talk About When We Talk About Editing – Angela Readman
Whoever Holds the Rattle Tells the Tale — Erinna Mettler
Why So Tense? — Juliet West
Word Packages — Mike Smith
Working For A Living — Sally O’Reilly
The Writer — Everywhere and Nowhere — Soumya Bhattacharya
A Writer’s View — Jackie Kay
Writing Short Stories: The Foreword – Kate Clanchy
Writing Without Rules — Frank Burton
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You’re Doing a Degree in What? — Morgaine Davidson
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