With April fast approaching, I have been working on my first few posts for the A to Z Blog Challenge. I have decided to go with a themed approach after all.
I am going to try my hand at writing short stories. A wise and trusted advisor (my hubby) asked if I’d ever written short stories. I don’t normally even read short stories. For some reason, I find them disappointing. I always want “more”. I typically reject short books, too. Call it a quirk of mine, but I like to read L-O-N-G books. It’s also not a secret that I would like to write a book of my own one day. Hubby suggested I practice that goal by writing short stories.
For the A to Z Challenge, instead of writing 26 disjointed and separate stories, I decided to try to tie them all together. I am going to tell the story of a little girl and an old man. Each story will be told from a different character’s viewpoint. I have A through D ready. The challenge will be to tell parts of the same story but never repeating a character. Each day is a new letter of the alphabet. So far the installments are quite short – only averaging 500 words each. That wasn’t intentional, but it works (so far).
We will see if I can continue and successfully conclude the tale.
Image courtesy of Pinterest and Monty Python’s Flying Circus
Actually your hubby is smart in suggesting short stories. If you want to write a novel one day, short stories are a great way to tighten up your writing and see what needs improvement. I love writing short stories and they have helped me a lot in my longer works. Your idea is quite interesting. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. 🙂
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They are probably not very good, but I guess I have to start somewhere.
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Even the best author doesn’t like their first stories , I bet. Yup, we have to start somewhere. 🙂
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When I’m starting a manuscript, I treat each chapter as a separate story. It helps keep me motivated.
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I just hope I don’t embarrass myself! 😉
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