Thu, 17 May 2012 22:50:47 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://writing.ie/component/content/article/157-writing-short-stories/174-writing-better-short-stories.html <p>Short stories are a fabulous discipline for all writers - ensuring words are distilled down to their finest form.</p> <p>Short stories are also a superb way to catch the eye of an editor, to excite interest in a collection or in your long fiction. There are a huge number of short story competitions running around the world, some with great prizes, all carrying the chance that the right person will read your work.</p> <p>For a listing of short story competitions that will grow daily, pop over to our F<a href="forums/forum/16-Writing_Competitions.html?phpMyAdmin=TK22vs6YpUlrhI6QSIySjEe3DI2" target="_blank">orum</a>.</p>... Writing Short Stories Wed, 30 Mar 2011 22:08:55 +0100