Laura W asked:


I love writing short stories. But, the majority of my stories are about hospitals or people getting injured. Can anyone give me any ideas as to how to write something different?

Pierre

Alexis asked:


Exactly like the question asks, I want to know the difference betwen short stories and essays. They could be written about anything. In what way do the formats differ besides the injection of quotes?

Sterling

Slim asked:


I am looking to publish a compilation of poems and short stories. My mom has alot of material, but we want to know how to go about it. She has the copyrights to the material. Since she did that, I guess the copyright office sells your info to other publishing companies, so she got alot of letters from sharks. Pretty much most of the publishing companies by my house are for children, education, or business. Any advice would be appreciated.

Kai

Aimee N asked:


I am almost 13 and my dream is to become an author. I have written many short stories, mostly about teen problems such as eating disorders, cutting, and lying. I would LOVE to get them published into a novel. Any ideas how?

Tremayne

John G asked:


Hello, I am teaching a first-year comp. class with literature, and I am using the theme of traveling as a way of self-discovery. The novels that I have chosen are A ROOM WITH A VIEW and THE ROAD (I got rid of TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY since students tended to not like it as much as I did). Anyway, I am trying to think of some short stories to round up, and the only one that is popping into my head right now is “Young Goodman Brown”. Oh, and “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky”. Please suggest as many as you can so that I will have a varied lot to choose from. If the class were longer than a semester, I would have added good ol’ “Huck” to the mix.

Oh, and the short stories should have some literary merit, i.e., classics.

Thanks.
Oh, these are college students I am talking about.

Kody

TypicalWhitePerson asked:


I have written a lot of short stories as a hobby. I am looking for ways to get them published online. Please tell me any resources you may know about. Thanks!

Ricardo

poyeagh asked:


I’m looking for some printed magazines to start publishing some short stories that I’ve written. I think it’s good to start with magazine publishings to get my name and stories out there. I’d prefer them not to be web-zines, and it would be preferable if they paid something. If anyone can help me out here, or has someplace I can go to publish, that would be great.
I write fiction, and every now and then some fantasy. my characters include vampires, fairies, humans, and mutants.

German

jjsoviet asked:


I desperately need critiques by experts about Anton Chekhov’s short stories. Can any of you people refer me to a link or a book which contains such critiques?

Kenny