This podcast won’t be very long. We promise, no more than 10,000 words. That’s because today we’re talking about short stories, those bite-sized morsels of narrative. We discuss how short stories are not simply scaled-down novels, how they’re useful for new authors, and how they require more effort per word than their longer cousins. Wes elevates the conversation by bringing up classic writers like Poe and Chekhov. Oren immediately brings it back down again with silly jokes about a certain gun. Chris has a few choice words about how much time short stories have to mess around in the introduction. Hint: it’s not a lot of time.
Show Notes
- The famous six word flash piece is “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.”
- Charles Dickens
- Edgar Allan Poe and The Philosophy of Composition
- Anton Chekhov and his gun
- Is The Cherry Orchard a comedy or a tragedy?
- Chekhov’s Six Principles
- The Lady With the Dog
- Dagon
P.S. Our bills are paid by our wonderful patrons. Could you chip in?
Ronald DeMitchell