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Short Story Collection

Why Short Story Writing Can Help With Your Novel

Editor Michael Woodson discusses the creative benefits of shifting to short story writing when you’re in the middle of your novel draft.

Michael Woodson
Jared Lemus: Short Stories Are the Best Bang for Your BuckRobert Lee Brewer
Naomi Wood: On Honestly Portraying ParenthoodRobert Lee Brewer
Marguerite Sheffer: These Stories Are an Intimate Map of What Scares MeRobert Lee Brewer
The Long Art of the Short StoryElly Griffiths
Ruben Reyes Jr.: Writing the Book Was an Exercise in Self-DiscoveryRobert Lee Brewer
Writing the World I WantedBaron Ryan
Sally Wen Mao: Remain Open to ChangeRobert Lee Brewer
Deepa Rajagopalan: Read and Study Different AuthorsRobert Lee Brewer
Stuck: Rediscovering Writing in the End TimesKatie M. Flynn
Greg Sarris: On Writing About Our Connection with the EnvironmentRobert Lee Brewer
Lynn Schmeidler: On the Playfulness of Short StoriesRobert Lee Brewer
5 Short Books You Can Read in One WeekendMichael Woodson
5 Tips for Crafting Your Short Story Collection’s ArcJody Hobbs Hesler
The Set List: How to Order Short Stories in a CollectionJolene McIlwain
Jolene McIlwain: On Characters Intersecting Through Different Short StoriesRobert Lee Brewer

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