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Lifestyle Arts & Crafts Short Story Writing

How to Write a Short Story

Six steps to writing your short story without getting caught up in the minutiae.
Rating: 4.2 out of 54.2 (9 ratings)
31 students
Created by Barbara Burgess
Last updated 5/2020
English
English [Auto]
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What you'll learn

  • How to write and FINISH a short story.

Requirements

  • Student need to have read one short story in their life.

Description

This course is not just about writing.  It is about finishing what you start.

In this class, I'll share with you my six step process for writing short stories.  I'll not only tell you about the steps, but I'll show you how I do them. 

During this class, I'll write a short story from scratch in front of you in realtime.  You'll get to watch my screen as I explore, and I'll talk you through what I'm thinking to give the most complete picture of the process.


Who this course is for:

  • Writers.
  • Aspiring writers.
  • Pleasure writers.
  • Professional writers.

Course content

9 sections • 32 lectures • 3h 26m total length

  • Preview02:42

  • Preview02:11
  • My Brainstorming Session
    10:59
  • Some Notes
    02:13

  • Mining - Finding Details
    01:12
  • My Mining Sessions
    10:47
  • Mining - Pick Three
    01:11
  • My Pick Three
    10:57
  • Mining - Choose One
    02:53
  • My Choose One
    03:27

  • Preview03:22
  • My Sales Copy
    10:55
  • Summarizing - Spill One
    01:15
  • My Spill One
    11:50
  • Summarizing - Spill Two
    02:50
  • My Spill Two
    11:07

  • Mapping
    02:58
  • My Mapping Session
    20:26

  • Drafting
    03:36
  • My Drafting Session
    22:07
  • Drafting - One more thing
    03:09
  • Finished with the 2nd Draft - What's next?
    01:11
  • My 3rd Draft Session - 10 minutes
    12:47
  • My 4th Draft Session - 10 minutes
    11:08

  • The Three Readers Method
    02:14
  • My First Reader
    17:15
  • My Third Reader
    01:14
  • Read It One More Time
    00:14
  • My Final Read
    00:32
  • Mission Complete!
    01:05

  • Preview12:21

  • A Blog Just About The Writing
    03:52

Instructor

Barbara Burgess
Writer | Wellness Coach
Barbara Burgess
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 52 Reviews
  • 228 Students
  • 2 Courses

Hello, I'm Barbara.  I am a children's book author from Nashville, TN.  Since 2016, I've written and published four children's books and two coloring books.  

My writing career started in ghost writing for health and wellness websites (as I am a certified Lifestyle Fitness Coach).  

I have always wanted to be a writer and have dabbled in writing copy, personal essays, poetry, children's literature, and most recently science fiction.

My ultimate goal to write a book for almost every genre.

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