Short Story Tip Time

4th Installment

Wednesday, April 19th, 2017

We're starting this day off bright and early with another dose of our Short Story Tip Time.  We will learn a little more about writing a short story.  We'll also find out about ideas for writing your short story.

One thing is for sure, there is no short list of ideas for Short Story tales.  They are as unique and varied as the day is long ~ well maybe longer.

Everyone has a story to tell.  There are so many variations of the same story that it would make you head spin if you allowed all of the various stories of the same sort to infiltrate your brain.

You know how many movies there are about the same subject matter right -- the airplane tales, the scary house tales, the relationship tales involving the third party, the kids on vacation  tales, the work environment romance tales, and the list goes on and on.

Now, lets just say that you have a story inside of you that no one has ever heard before, or seen before, or written about before.   Do you think that is possible?

I guarantee you it is possible to have a unique story -- the names will change, the places will change, the scenes in the story will change, and the twists and turns will change -- even if someone has dared to tell a similar story like yours before -- your story will be different -- maybe even better!

Take a moment today or this evening to sit down at your trusty typewriter, and wrap your head around writing your Short Story . . .

Writing the first sentence

All you need to do to get started is to write the first sentence.  Let your mind get tuned up.  Look at the typewriter keys.  See how beautiful they are?  Look closely.  Get familiar with the Backspace bar, the Enter key, the Shift keys on the left and right, your Tab key, your Caps Lock key on the left, your ctrl keys on the left and right, and most importantly your Delete key.  Your Delete key will be used a lot.  And so will your space bar and your backspace bar.  We love to go backwards and forwards in life -- some of us, and those two keys seem to fit the personalities of the back and forth folks.  Your space bar will not have any letters or writing on it.  It will be blank.  It is blank because it will be used a lot and there is no need to put any letters on it that will wear off.

You'd be surprised at how many people just sit down at the typewriter and type away without ever taking a look at the keys before they start.  They have typed so much over the years, it is like riding a bike.  For some writers, they have worn off the letters on the keys because they type so much.  I'm one of those people, so don't think I'm talking about you on the sly.

Let us focus on writing the first sentence.  What is it that is on your mind at the moment you sit down at the typewriter.  Think for a minute if you draw a blank.  Breathe in and out to collect your thoughts if you need to.  Your first sentence is the momentum starter and the spark for your story.

You can decide what you want your story to be about or not.  It is not really important right now.  All we want to do is write one sentence.

We will come back here for Short Story ideas in our next Session.  Today's practice is to sit at the typewriter and type.  One sentence is all we're looking for right now.  If you do more than one sentence, glory hallelujah!  We might just have a real Writer on our hands.

See all you wonderful Writers and Authors back here for Short Story ideas in our next Blog Session.

We're getting our first sentence together

Peace, Love & Light,

  René

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