Things You'll Need:
- Thesauri
- Printer Inks
- Printers
- Desk Lamps
- Desks
- Wastebaskets
- Folders
- Printer Paper
- Spiral Notebooks
- Computers
- Word Processors
- Word-processing Software
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Step 1
Choose a narrative point of view. You can write your story as if you were one of the characters (first person), as a detached narrator who presents just one character's thoughts and observations (third-person limited), or as a detached narrator who presents the thoughts and observations of several characters (third-person omniscient). A first-person point of view will refer to the central character as 'I' instead of 'he' or 'she.'
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Step 2
Create a protagonist, or main character. This should be the most developed and usually the most sympathetic character in your story.
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Step 3
Create a problem, or conflict, for your protagonist. The conflict of your story should take one of five basic forms: person vs. person, person vs. himself or herself, person vs. nature, person vs. society, or person vs. God or fate. If you choose a person vs. person conflict, create an antagonist to serve as the person your protagonist must contend with.
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Step 4
Establish believable characters and settings, with vivid descriptions and dialogue, to create a story that your readers will care about.
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Step 5
Build the story's tension by having the protagonist make several failed attempts to solve or overcome the problem. (You may want to skip this step for shorter stories.)
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Step 6
Create a crisis that serves as the last chance for the protagonist to solve his or her problem.
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Step 7
Resolve the tension by having the protagonist succeed through his or her own intelligence, creativity, courage or other positive attributes. This is usually referred to as the story's climax.
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Step 8
Extend this resolution phase, if you like, by reflecting on the action of the story and its significance to the characters or society.









Comments
Cinderley said
on 7/4/2009 Nice article...thanks!
kramkumar said
on 6/18/2009 I AM A NEW MEMBER, ALSO FIRST I WANT TO LEARN ABOUT WEB DESIGN FOR THAT WHAT SHOULD I DO? WILL ANYBODY HELP TO ME
beaglesrule said
on 4/5/2009 Thank you so much for all the tips. My husband and I have just started to write our first short story together. Your tips have helped me keep a little better organized on paper and in my thoughts. Again....thanks!!!
clintinvestment said
on 3/3/2009 Good tips. I'm thinking about publishing a book of short stories. Thanks for sharing.
Soulsearcher83 said
on 10/21/2008 I liked this article. It is a good reminder of the basics that stories stick to and reminds me of how I first learned to write short stories in grade school.