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Short Story Writing Quotes By O. Henry: I'll give you the whole secret to short

I'll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2. — O. Henry

Short Story Writing Quotes By Lorrie Moore: To write a short story, you have to

To write a short story, you have to be able to stay up all night. — Lorrie Moore

Short Story Writing Quotes By Edgar Allan Poe: A short story must have a single mood

A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it. — Edgar Allan Poe

Short Story Writing Quotes By Dan Chaon: That night I sat up writing in my

That night I sat up writing in my diary writing to Big Me: 'I hope you are alive ' I wrote. 'I hope that I don't die before you are able to read this. — Dan Chaon

Short Story Writing Quotes By Tushar Upreti: When you are falling short in vocabulary to

When you are falling short in vocabulary to explain the emotion in your story.Than you are writing the right story — Tushar Upreti

Short Story Writing Quotes By Lailah Gifty Akita: Read a short story every day. By the

Read a short story every day. By the end of the week you would have read volumes of stories. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Short Story Writing Quotes By Henry David Thoreau: Not that the story need be long, but

Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short.
[Letter to Harrison Blake; November 16, 1857] — Henry David Thoreau

Short Story Writing Quotes By Haruki Murakami: I knew little about short story writing then

I knew little about short story writing then so it was rough going, but I did find the experience very memorable. — Haruki Murakami

Short Story Writing Quotes By Robert Sheckley: I do think that short story writing is

I do think that short story writing is often a matter of luck. — Robert Sheckley

Short Story Writing Quotes By F Scott Fitzgerald: Find the key emotion; this may be all

Find the key emotion; this may be all you need know to find your short story. — F Scott Fitzgerald

Short Story Writing Quotes By Lynn Abbey: For me, writing a short story is much,

For me, writing a short story is much, much harder than writing a novel. — Lynn Abbey

Short Story Writing Quotes By Larry Niven: You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing

You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing short stories. The money's in novels, but writing short stories keeps your writing lean and pointed. — Larry Niven

Short Story Writing Quotes By Charlotte Perkins Gilman: But I MUST say what I feel and

But I MUST say what I feel and think in some way - it is such a relief! But the effort is getting to be greater than the relief. — Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Short Story Writing Quotes By Gene Wolfe: Have a short story feature two situations, and

Have a short story feature two situations, and then let them solve each other. — Gene Wolfe

Short Story Writing Quotes By Daphne Du Maurier: Women want love to be a novel. Men,

Women want love to be a novel. Men, a short story. — Daphne Du Maurier

Short Story Writing Quotes By Raymond Carver: My circumstances of unrelieved responsibility and permanent distraction

My circumstances of unrelieved responsibility and permanent distraction necessitated the short story form. — Raymond Carver

Short Story Writing Quotes By Sarah Mazucci: I am content when writing short stories.

I am content when writing short stories. — Sarah Mazucci

Short Story Writing Quotes By Steven Wright: I'm actually writing a short story about a

I'm actually writing a short story about a photographer who went completely insane trying to take a close up photo of the horizon. — Steven Wright

Short Story Writing Quotes By A.D. Posey: Life is short. Write naked.

Life is short. Write naked. — A.D. Posey

Short Story Writing Quotes By V.S. Pritchett: The makers of the short story have rarely

The makers of the short story have rarely been good novelists. — V.S. Pritchett

Short Story Writing Quotes By Julia Child: Sometimes ... it takes me an entire day

Sometimes ... it takes me an entire day to write a recipe, to communicate it correctly. It's really like writing a little short story. — Julia Child

Short Story Writing Quotes By John L'Heureux: A story is about a single moment in

A story is about a single moment in a character's life when a definitive choice is made, after which nothing is the same. — John L'Heureux

Short Story Writing Quotes By Mitchell Hurwitz: Writers need restrictions. If somebody just says, "Hey,

Writers need restrictions. If somebody just says, "Hey, do you want to write a novel, or an article, or a movie, or a short story, you get shut down." — Mitchell Hurwitz

Short Story Writing Quotes By Roger Zelazny: My favorite form is the short story. From

My favorite form is the short story. From an aesthetics stand point you really have to pare down to the bone. You can't write a throw-away scene. — Roger Zelazny

Short Story Writing Quotes By David Sedaris: A good [short story] would take me out

A good [short story] would take me out of myself and then stuff me back in, outsized, now, and uneasy with the fit. — David Sedaris

Short Story Writing Quotes By Anne Lamott: She said that sometimes she uses a formula

She said that sometimes she uses a formula when writing a short story, which goes ABDCE, for Action, Background, Development, Climax, and Ending. — Anne Lamott

Short Story Writing Quotes By Carla H. Krueger: To cut a long story short, I'm a

To cut a long story short, I'm a writer. — Carla H. Krueger

Short Story Writing Quotes By Dan Chaon: Writing a short story is a little like

Writing a short story is a little like walking into a dark room, finding a light and turning it on. The light is the end of the story. — Dan Chaon

Short Story Writing Quotes By Lorrie Moore: A short story is a love affair, a

A short story is a love affair, a novel is a marriage. A short story is a photograph; a novel is a film. — Lorrie Moore

Short Story Writing Quotes By Edward Gorey: If a story is only what it seems

If a story is only what it seems to be about, then somehow the author has failed. — Edward Gorey

Short Story Writing Quotes By Isabel Allende: A novel is achieved with hard work, the

A novel is achieved with hard work, the short story with inspiration. — Isabel Allende

Short Story Writing Quotes By Ray Bradbury: Write a short story every week. It's not

Write a short story every week. It's not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row. — Ray Bradbury

Short Story Writing Quotes By Eric Brown: I think it's a short story writer's duty,

I think it's a short story writer's duty, as well as writing well about emotions and characters, to write story. — Eric Brown

Short Story Writing Quotes By Jason E. Hodges: I write novellas, short books, whatever. I set

I write novellas, short books, whatever. I set out to write a good story not write a dictionary. — Jason E. Hodges

Short Story Writing Quotes By Ferdie Pacheco: I write movies, so - I look at

I write movies, so - I look at boxing, and I commentated on it, as if I were telling you the story of a movie or a short story. — Ferdie Pacheco

Short Story Writing Quotes By S.J. Rozan: While he sweated out a story she bled

While he sweated out a story she bled put a poem. (Dark City Lights) — S.J. Rozan