What I Learned from Writing a Short Story

Lamesha Junior photographed by TwoLees Photography in 2016

In 2016, I contributed a short story to the anthology, The Ex Chronicles. This book contains twenty short stories that reflect on the challenging relationships between family, friends, or lovers.


Fool Me Once synopsis

Jayla was overjoyed to reconnect with her childhood bestie, Keona. But when Keona uncovers information that could catapult her career, will she betray Jayla?

What I Learned

As a new writer, completing an 80,000+ word novel can sometimes seem like a huge task. But finishing a short story showed me that I could complete a manuscript. A short story will still have a beginning, middle, and ending. This work must also undergo revisions to ensure the best story is produced. Also, short stories must be confined to a certain word count.

Some authors have taken their short stories and expanded them into a novel. Readers who enjoyed the previous work can appreciate more background information about the characters. The author could also add additional characters and possibly change parts of the plot to tell the best story.

The biggest plus of publishing my short story was meeting other writers. I have supported the writing of my sister scribes and have enjoyed reading some of their work.

I wrote a script for “Fool Me Once.” I have also created new projects (not related to “Fool Me Once”). I have written two short stories, Book 0, and I’m almost finished with the first draft of #LameshaJuniorNovel.

Do you enjoy reading short stories?


Xo

Lamesha


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