Description

In 2001 the author taught a series of Lessons at mysticvisions.com, a former online writers' group. This "How To" book contains the Four Lessons with private optional assignments that can be applied to short stories, novellas, novels, articles, essays, etc., along with a wealth of knowledge that can boost your writing abilities and present your work at its best to a prospective editor.

In the creative process, never be reluctant to tap into your life experience. That is the easy part. What requires effort is creating a marketable work, in this course, a marketable short story. There are techniques, special keys that can unlock doors to the creation and salability of interesting and compelling works that editors will want to publish.

A MANUSCRIPT BECOMES MARKETABLE WHEN THE WRITING SEIZES THE INTEREST OF THE READER AND HOLDS IT.

This instructional book introduces the novice writer to 12 keys to creating successfully a marketable short story of 5000 words or less, in three stages - beginning, middle and end.

Character, plot development, continuity, pacing, grammar, punctuation, dialogue, description, transition, genres, manuscript preparation, suggested books on writing, markets, and more, are covered within these parameters, along with four optional assignments geared to produce a short story ready for marketing.