Tips For Writing Short Stories

1. Collect ideas for your story e.g. small snippets of information
2. Begin with basics of a short story:

Introduction: introduces characters, setting, time,weather, etc.

Initiating action: the point of a story that starts the rising action.

Rising action: events leading up to the climax or turning point.

Climax: the most intense point or turning point of the story.

Falling action: your story begins to conclude.

Resolution: a satisfying ending to the story in which the central conflict is resolved—or not!

3.Know your characters. For a story to be believable, the characters have to feel genuine and realistic.
4. Decide who will tell the story e.g. First, second or third person
5. Organize your thoughts. After you've prepared the basic elements of your story, it can be helpful to do out a time-line in some way to help you decide what should happen when
6. Start writing.
7. Re-read and edit your story. Get a second opinion by asking someone else to read it

Tip: Read other short stories to help you write your own, take not of the style and how it's written. Pay attention to how the authors develop their characters, write dialogue, and structure their plots.