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How to Write aShort Storythat
Works
Michael Allen
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How to Write a Short Story that Works
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This book has been written in the hope of finding
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The author wants it to be read, and used, and talked about,and passed on to other people who might find it useful. Forthat reason, the author has made the book available, free,on Scribd.com. It is published on Scribd under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution licence 3.0. What this means, in practice, is that you are free to copy,distribute and transmit the work in any way you wish. Forinstance, you can email the digital file to a friend, print itout on your printer, use chunks of it as a teaching aid, andgenerally do pretty much whatever you wish with it –provided, please, that you attribute the work to Michael Allen. If in doubt, click on the licence link above for moredetails.For any other information, please contact Michael Allen onmikel01@globalnet.co.uk .First published on Scribd August 2009.2
Other books by Michael Allen
(not a complete list)
Novels, under various names
The Leavers Spence in Petal Park Spence at the Blue Bazaar Spence at Marlby Manor No Holds Barred Counter-coupTopp Family Secrets Passionate Affairs Scrooge and the Widow of Pewsey Beautiful LadyThe Suppression of Vice
Short Stories
King Albert’s Words of Advice
Stage Plays
Spykiller
(Bouchercon Prize, 1990)
What’s to be done with Algernon? Mr Beresford
Television drama
The Speckled Band
(adaptation)
Murder on Midsummer’s Eve
Radio drama
Death of a Student What’s to be done with Algernon?
(adaptation)
Non-fiction
The Goals of UniversitiesThe Truth about WritingOn the Survival of Rats in the Slush Pile
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