Short stories can be some of the hardest types of writing to master. When writing, it is essential to actually think about what you are putting down on paper and what you are trying to say. I’ve always been fascinated by stories in general, with so many different elements going into each piece of work, but short stories are a separate entity from the realm of novels. For starters, short stories are, well, short, and this changes the way that the elements of the story can be developed and manipulated. When a story is fairly short in length, personality of characters generally cannot be developed very well, and the setting can be harder to develop as well.
Something common in short stories is often the author’s inability to properly develop a consistent storyline. A common fault in short stories is an overdeveloped plot, as it is common to think of an idea that is too complicated for the way that the idea can be implemented into a short story. This is one reason that I chose to work with short stories, because I enjoy writing plot, and think of it as a challenge to create a plot that can easily fit into a short story successfully.
Now, as for why I chose to work on short stories. As I enjoy writing, but often find it challenging to do, I thought that it would be a good idea to do something on writing for my ELI. As it is generally not plausible to write a novel within a few months with no previous experience in writing, I thought a good way to be able to achieve a sense of creative writing was to write short stories. Although short stories are hard to write, I believe that if something is hard, it is simply a challenge, which is why I chose to write short stories. I plan on achieving my goal of refining my writing in this ELI by reading many short stories and then studying the stories. After this, I will practice writing stories using techniques that I have studied from the stories that I have read. This is how I plan on achieving some of my goals throughout this ELI.
~Ben
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