Comments on: What to do when you finish a short story http://futurismic.com/2009/03/12/what-to-do-when-you-finish-a-short-story/ Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Sat, 19 May 2012 23:03:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nancy Jane Moore http://futurismic.com/2009/03/12/what-to-do-when-you-finish-a-short-story/comment-page-1/#comment-21098 Nancy Jane Moore Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:01:59 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=6477#comment-21098 Find another writer -- or writers -- who generally likes the kind of work you do and is able to be absolutely honest with you. When you have reached the point with a story where you think it's done, let them read it and give you comments. Think about what they say, and then incorporate the changes you agree with into the story. In a perfect world, we'd all have editors who could do that, but if you're not lucky enough to have such an editor, find your own. Find another writer — or writers — who generally likes the kind of work you do and is able to be absolutely honest with you. When you have reached the point with a story where you think it’s done, let them read it and give you comments. Think about what they say, and then incorporate the changes you agree with into the story.

In a perfect world, we’d all have editors who could do that, but if you’re not lucky enough to have such an editor, find your own.

]]> By: Edward WIllett http://futurismic.com/2009/03/12/what-to-do-when-you-finish-a-short-story/comment-page-1/#comment-21093 Edward WIllett Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:03:51 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=6477#comment-21093 Here's a simple but effective one: read the story out loud. It's amazing what you discover that looked OK on the page but sounds stupid when spoken. Here’s a simple but effective one: read the story out loud. It’s amazing what you discover that looked OK on the page but sounds stupid when spoken.

]]> By: Don McArthur http://futurismic.com/2009/03/12/what-to-do-when-you-finish-a-short-story/comment-page-1/#comment-21086 Don McArthur Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:19:02 +0000 http://futurismic.com/?p=6477#comment-21086 "Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead." - Gene Fowler (1890-1960) “Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.” – Gene Fowler (1890-1960)

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