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What's ONE thing that is ESSENTIAL in a short story? - For a Short Stories Newsletter
What is one thing that is absolutely essential in a short story?

Something that you always include when you write one, and miss if you read a story without it ...

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Writer: Tileira Author IconMail Icon
At: 07-27-22 @ 9:44am
Element: A change in the character or a change in the reader's perspective. So either the character experiences some sort of revelation by the end, or the reader does when the "truth" of the story is revealed (either a plot reveal, or the reveal of a moral)

Writer: NaNoNette Author IconMail Icon
At: 07-27-22 @ 1:41pm
Element: Brevity

Writer: Vaishali Author IconMail Icon
At: 07-31-22 @ 3:37pm
Element: Physical appearance description. I like to imagine the person how he/she looks if the appearance is described well.

Writer: WakeUpAndLive~doingNaNo'24 Author IconMail Icon
At: 08-05-22 @ 1:23pm
Element: a twist at the end

Writer: Schnujo's Doing NaNoWriMo? Author IconMail Icon
At: 08-08-22 @ 11:18am
Element: I agree with Tileira. If there isn't a change in me or the character, why did I read this? lol

Writer: Angelica Weatherby- Bday mom15 Author IconMail Icon
At: 08-08-22 @ 12:14pm
Element: Setting. Everyone has a place to be. It would be weird to not know the place.

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