Story Writing: Master the Fundamentals of Unforgettable Stories (A Practical Guide to Writing Stories That Win Contests and Get Selected for Publicati

By John Estell

Learn to Write Stories That Win

Write stories with confidence after reading How to Write Winning Stories, a great guide for anyone seeking writing tips, help with writing fiction and insider tips for winning writing contests. This concise and practical guide includes developing a theme and premise, choosing a title, creating characters, crafting realistic dialogue, bringing the setting to life, working with structure, and editing. It also includes submission and marketing advice. The author, who manages an annual short story competition, offers guidance on manuscript formatting, submission options, contest entry, and how to get the attention of a publisher or contest judge.

Step by step, this guide shows you how to

Find ideas that make great fictionBuild solid plot structuresCraft great characters, compelling conflicts and sparkling dialogueKeep stories from growing too longSell your stories for publication

Author shares insider tips, such as how to win writing contests and how to make sure your story catches an anthology editor's attention.

This book is structured as a self-study course with lectures, professional tips, hints about novice mistakes to avoid and practical assignments which will guide you to write at least one complete story.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1774859416
• ISBN13: 9781774859414
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Bella Frost
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"