Create a short story (Story Prompt for Saturday)
It doesn't have to start with "once upon a time". I doesn't even have to start from the beginning. You can start in the middle. Or even towards the end.
That's the beauty of a short story. You can use it to present a situation without going
Into too much detail about how or why the characters got there. The narrative can simply exist in the here and now.
While a novel, or a novella may take the reader on a journey, a short story is meant to be enjoyed as a moment. It can be used to make the readers laugh, make them cry, force them to look into the mirror and gaze upon their own scars.
A short story doesn't have to have any character history behind it. A short story just.... is!
A novel requires you to draw a road map for your readers. To let them know how you go there, and where you plan to the them. A story story needs none of that. It is a tale told in much fewer words, meant to convey emotions associated only with those moments of the story.
Completely mundane activities, places and occurances can be used as plot device.
Short stories are also a great way to build up your creative writing muscles. They require a different kind of creativity from that of a novel/novella. Conveying a message or an emotion in a thousand, or at most a few thousand words calls for some innovation.
So what are you waiting for? Start writing short stories about whatever you want to say to the world. A narrative that lives in the moment requires some innovation to craft. You are expected to do more with less, and that's precisely what will cause your writing skills to bloom.
So go ahead and create a short story.
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it's not a short story and therefore out of the box and for sure a great help for those who have no idea what to write.
A big thumbs up for you (I have a bit of difficulty typing after pulling weeds but you got the idea).
Super truper to have you here!