No one can tell in advance that, if a story is short, it is short because it has a certain number of words, or because it has more unity, or because it focuses upon culmination rather than …

A short story typically takes the form of a brief fictional work, usually written in prose. Being a form of literature, the short story has to fulfill the few requirements.

This handout will help you understand and analyze the formal craft elements used by writers in the creation of short stories so that you can effectively employ them in your own. Definition of …

What they don’t understand about birthdays and what they never tell you is that when you’re eleven, you’re also ten, and nine, and eight, and seven, and six, and five, and four, and three, …

There are five essential parts of plot: 1)Exposition (introduction) - Beginning of the story; characters, background, and setting revealed. 2) Rising Action - Events in the story become …

Pronunciation Tip short i is a high front vowel. Don’t drop your chin when you say short i.

Here, “shorter” short form is acceptable because the statutes you are citing are from the same title (Title 17 of U.S.C.) Short Form for Westlaw/Lexis version of statutes Rule 12.5(d)