There is now a part 2 to this video! Ft. 15 more short story tips: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKnFaYeQl7mfkMU&lc=Ugw7iXsz97ZxuDrLuY14AaABAg
@ilovestitchbcwhynot76233 жыл бұрын
Hi! I know I'm late to this but I just wanted to say that this really helped me! Me and my friends are doing this giveaway thing where someone writes a story and hosts a giveaway. This week, it was my turn and I wanted to incorporate something into it to make it more of a challenge. I decided to write a short story and ask them to write me a paragraph on what it was about! They all said yes, so I sent them the full story. Apparently they wanted me to be the writer from now on, so I'm guessing that means they liked it? I'm surprised because I don't usually have the best grades in ELA so I didn't think I would do very well, but I guess I did! Thanks for these tips! 🥰❤️
@TerriYoung-qu2hg7 ай бұрын
Thank you I will write you a short story was very short maybe I don't know but yeah
@TerriYoung-qu2hg7 ай бұрын
Excuse me if I mess up anywhere cuz I'm not wearing my glasses. If I mess up you can fill in theSomething I come up with right. She was working on a ranch in Oklahoma City . She would help get the cattle back into the. Staples at night it was getting to just about turn winter. She was married to aHorrible who would beat who was about if she didn't get her chores done on the the . She was sitting under an apple tree when I started to she was trying to write stories stories of time when things perfect in her life. She lost her mother in a fire 2 years before she had this man NFL for him not knowing what would become her now. She was saving up money working for another person who lived down the street with his cattle. Trying to save up enough money to get out of her situation. She saw a man walking by with a suitcase looking for a job He had lived in Sussex England I moved to Oklahoma to start his business that he had in the area. But he had worked on ranches when he was a child so he thought that would be good for him while he was there. He had missed Oklahoma City so much where he had simpler times. Because his business and Sussex England had grew he had more worries more on his mind. Her husband had made her do things that she did not like dancing for money. But she didn't mind the dancing so much it was the beatings she grew to love the attention she got from dancing. One day when he was dancing he was there and he cat who caught her eye.. he was fond of her. While back at the ranch after dancing she went straight over to the other ranch hand that she worked for down the street. Hoping to catch not so working. She was raking up the stables when he popped to say hello. When both eyes meds you could see the passion that they felt for one another. She was given a deck of cards that his grandmother had gave to him when he was small because he had good luck with them. That's all I'm getting right now but the cards had meaning two something very powerful that he had always won every hand that's how he came to live in in England. Not knowing that they were magic and that they were more than just. He had become a dealer for gamblers in Arizona. The end right now
@TerriYoung-qu2hg7 ай бұрын
I think that my story is pretty boring and playing but hey🎉😢😢😢❤
@5Bazile54 жыл бұрын
“Oh, god. It multiplied.”
@sabbaa45523 жыл бұрын
AHHAHA I WAS GONNA POST THIS EXACT COMMENT
@j.michaelcherry83302 жыл бұрын
Literally every time I've attempted at a short story
@K3gel2 жыл бұрын
Tolkien while telling his kids a bedtime story
@miochii10 ай бұрын
@@K3gelright lmao
@jermainerucker2027Ай бұрын
I hate when that happens
@toskafr3 жыл бұрын
"it's okay for the purpose of the story to be to tell a cool story about interesting people" - I really really needed to hear this
@CommanderJamesT.Butler20223 жыл бұрын
When I retired I started writing short two-sentence flash stories. I found I could expand some of these into longer short stories. I also had an idea for a novel and started to write this-but I wrote some short stories about the main characters-their adventures, their upbringings, and backgrounds-and found I was beginning to weave the characters into stories where they interacted later in life as fully developed characters. Being retired, I have the luxury of writing whenever I want and whenever it takes me, and I am beginning to wonder how I might connect some of these stories into my work-in-progress novel. Don't know if I'll get anywhere with this, but it's fun. It has been like meeting my characters around a campfire (to use this classic metaphor) and letting them tell me about themselves.
@surgeorosgo Жыл бұрын
Wow. That sounds like a really cool process that has led to a rich understanding of your characters and how to write them. I am a young (26) newer novelist still learning how to write and I'm looking for people who are writing that would be willing to let me read their works. I avail myself to be a beta reader if that's something you would like (even if these stories are just for fun as you said.) I would value anything I could learn from you as you seem to understand character development on a deep level. Would you allow me to read anything you've written?
@sumayyahkhan88974 жыл бұрын
I have not written in MONTHS. Quarantine has seriously done something to me.
@ShaelinWrites4 жыл бұрын
relatable !
@dannyt46634 жыл бұрын
These are excellent tips, insightful AND practical. So many lists of short story tips I read online are so generic and only offer "technically correct but functionally useless" advice. This is great though, thanks!
@eldunari02914 жыл бұрын
I really love videos like these!! I’m a new writer, but I don’t have many resources to learn about creative writing :/. Your videos help me feel excited about writing and less overwhelmed.
@ShaelinWrites4 жыл бұрын
Ayeee I love to hear that!
@eldunari02914 жыл бұрын
ShaelinWrites :)
@AntoineBandele4 жыл бұрын
I am here for this look, Shaelin. Beautiful earrings. 🙌🏾
@danramirez85533 жыл бұрын
she is top tier waifu.
@ayoubsbai63393 жыл бұрын
IKR MAN IKR!
@michaelraymon11111 ай бұрын
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@rachelwritesbooks4 жыл бұрын
Your hair looks so poppin in this vid tho?? Icon 👏🏽✨
@imaginativebibliophile5494 жыл бұрын
Shaelin, I wrote a short story, The Charms of the Land Far last week and received feedback from my writing workshop. I wrote a poem, Garden’s Sweet Song yesterday. I absolutely love writing short stories with all my heart. I have certainly learned so much about writing short fiction throughout my writing journey. I read your short story, Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden and it is beautifully written. I will be submitting some of my short stories to Parallax in September. One of my short stories was recently rejected by Agni. I love writing because I enjoy creating stories with sublime words. The mere process of writing is so opulent and enriching. I feel like the quality of my short stories have improved over the years. I love you
@audreycullen82154 жыл бұрын
I came as soon as I got the notification! I love writing short stories and your tips are always so helpful :)
@diphenhydramine60724 жыл бұрын
The way I make flashbacks in short stories is really just by a small mention of character's past, and have the rest of the story's events relate to the mention, and see how the character reacts. It let's the reader fill in the blanks instead of filling your story with flashback.
@sabbaa45523 жыл бұрын
Yeah, basically all my "short" stories are now uncompleted novels... Hopefully that will change now :D
@rev62154 жыл бұрын
It's as if you're making videos just for me Thank you very much
@kulsoomahsan44404 жыл бұрын
"Who is inside." Isn't that always the question, though?
@rev62154 жыл бұрын
I really couldn't understand why you reminded me of 2017 Shaelin until I realised IT'S ZE HAIR You're so precious. And the hair looks nicc
@jaydaalmonte5394 жыл бұрын
Bro. Shaelin! How did you know I was trying to find this sort of video!? Thanks for uploading this!! :)
@maggiemolly1112 жыл бұрын
Shaelin I’m grateful I found your videos, I’m starting my first “real” effort at 50 yrs old and I find your videos both helpful and comforting! Thank you 🙏
@kaylastarr38224 жыл бұрын
I loved this video! I was just thinking of trying to start writing short stories again after a long time writing exclusively poetry so this was exactly what I needed.
@pasipanodya4 жыл бұрын
I just read Melting Point after this video and found it phenomenal. The story lives and breathes! So rich in atmosphere and voice 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@ShaelinWrites4 жыл бұрын
Ahh thank you! That story is so old I'm not too proud of it anymore, it's nice to hear that someone enjoyed it :D
@annettemorrison80312 жыл бұрын
Even my writing instructor told me my story was impossible to tell in 5 pages bc of the characters and events that happen, even though she liked the way it was written. This was helpful so I can just show a glimpse and write my story after the course ends
@octaviavalois72214 жыл бұрын
SHAELIN YOU ARE A MAGIC WORKER I literally just switched over from novels to short stories
@britt47664 жыл бұрын
Great tips! Inspiring video, thank you! I haven’t been writing much, been stuck on a novel which might be thematically too complicated to solve with my small skills, and stressed out about everything else in life. This video gave me a spark to take notes and think about rewriting a short story that I abandoned a while ago. Thank you so much, Shaelin, for these tips and videos, you’re a star ⭐️⭐️⭐️.
@qtip47474 жыл бұрын
I was just watching your other video on short stories just earlier today. Solid advice, thank you!
@yann20454 жыл бұрын
I've been following you for a while, I'd love to see you try your hand at interactive narration (video games, role playing). Where the player(s) act as an agent of chaos in the story. Game writers usually separate the story from the interactivity instead of embracing it. I feel like there is so much room for improvement in interactive storytelling.
@cheriwrightsteffen83023 жыл бұрын
I thought this was really helpful~~ I get ideas n my head but have a hard time writing them down on paper thank you for outlining it helped me out a lot!! Thank you!!
@lynt.82694 жыл бұрын
Love the earrings!! Thanks for the tips, and for all you do, really~
@Swordcarrier95054 жыл бұрын
Saw this notification and became INSTANTLY more energized & excited. Thanks for always making such informative & helpful videos. Can’t wait to watch this one 😁
@DorothyOzmaLover4 жыл бұрын
Nice tips about getting key character traits clear to readers, how and when to reveal intriguing events, note about flashbacks, and how to give information during the short story. Insightful!
@emxry2 жыл бұрын
I listened to this whilst setting up for a writing weekend :) I now have all my notebooks and my keyboard and stuff out, along with a cosy bed to sit on and some comfy clothes.
@aznSeddie4 жыл бұрын
YES. I've been struggling with the 3rd piece of my MG short story collection WIP cuz it got too big cuz I ended up adding one character/stoyline too many than what I originally outlined. I knew I was in trouble when it went over 4k and the 2nd Act just started. So, I took a long break from it. I know I need to, as my fiction prof said, "be wise with my page's real estate".
@whoinvitedemma81184 жыл бұрын
I love your videos on short stories! They’re so insightful!
@scarlettfrazier83634 жыл бұрын
Finished my Novel's First Draft yesterday and was rewatching your short story videos this morning
@ShaelinWrites4 жыл бұрын
ayeeee congrats on finishing your draft, that's amazing !
@7own8783 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing these tips. They are so valuable. Whoever reads this: Have an amazing day! Focus on what is important to you and don't hesitate to get to the point in future where you will have made it reality
@tenminutelessons61904 жыл бұрын
Very helpful - thanks. I've just started writing short stories and this is solid advice - I always try to pack too much into them and they end up being novels!
@beel19524 жыл бұрын
your advise is always so effective !!! tysm 💞
@BlackMasterJoe894 жыл бұрын
I loved these tips! I'm gonna watch it a second time.
@maya-gur6954 жыл бұрын
I'm participating in a write-a-thon right now and I have to write a story each week, so this video was really helpful.
@justluc85564 жыл бұрын
Ahh, short fiction is my favoriteeeee. Your advice is helpful as always
@BIPPITYYIPYIP2 ай бұрын
Sit down. Start writing. Let it lead you. Try to cause people who read it to cry or get angry. If they smile and hand it back to you, then say it's nice - you failed. After they finish, if they stare up into the sky and talk to themselves - you succeeded.
@maggiemolly1112 жыл бұрын
Shaelin, thank you for your help! I’m embarking on my first real attempt at writing a short story at 50 yrs old! Also my surname is very similar to your first name which I find interesting. 🙏
@sharonyeet50484 жыл бұрын
It would be really cool if you could make a video just based on the actions and motivations of the characters in short stories, because I’m really struggling to make them feel like real people. P.S you make the best content ever!
@Joshuazx3 жыл бұрын
What's an inciting incident? An action or event that changes the course of the story. Example: The protagonist punches a police officer and flees. For short stories, you might as well think about starting with the inciting incident and then providing exposition at the start of the or throughout the rising action. This could be the protagonist explaining to a fellow outlaw all at once or revealed in pieces why he doesn't go out during the day and why he wears his hood up. Reversing the order of inciting incident and exposition is called in medias res and it's effective b/c you start with something exciting then you get to some slower talky-talky bits. Mixing exposition and rising action means you don't actually have slow talky-talky bits that overstay their welcome and your story doesn't have excessive lulls. Give the exposition using show don't tell or pick a dramatic tense moment for a juicy confession. All exposition should be done by the climax and that awful french word "denoument" unless you intentionally want to have an unanswered question just sitting thee the whole time, like "why did you punch the cop?" Questions keep people reading.
@saulgoodwin83284 жыл бұрын
This is so helpful. I’m screenwriting for short films
@mogmar3 жыл бұрын
this was extremely helpful! i'm currently writng short stories for my undergrad thesis and i've been getting in over my head because of how much weight this has on me! i kind of laughed everytime you said something i didn't know i needed to hear, like what i'd done wrong and what i can still improve. i've only recently discovered your channel and i'm looking forward to turning to you for a confidence booster. :)
@mymessynotebook22074 жыл бұрын
Love your earrings!!! Thank you for the tips, very helpful :)
@NIN0ID4 жыл бұрын
I forgot about this video, but rewatching it I realise the ideas I subconsciously took away were to thank for my first successful (i.e finished lol) short story. so thanks shaelin!
@nabilamiah38143 жыл бұрын
I love your channel so much. Your tips are so insightful and UNIQUE. So many of them I've never even heard of before. You bring something new to AuthorTube. Thank you for what you do.
@heyhoneybunny7634 жыл бұрын
This video give me so much help!! thank you for the tips!
@ShaelinWrites4 жыл бұрын
Happy it helped!
@user-mu9nn7qn9i3 жыл бұрын
Damn, it was FINALLY something new, new theory on writing that is not 100% obvious. Thank u✨
@abbyfleiss28824 жыл бұрын
This is so helpful! Thanks
@mischarowe4 жыл бұрын
Thank-you so much for this.
@paulapoetry4 жыл бұрын
Great tips. I'm working on improving my Short Fiction, and your videos help. 😃💖💝
@bayerstayer4 жыл бұрын
I'd just like to thank shaelin for adopting this little orphan baby into her universe
@bbrief2 жыл бұрын
I want to let you know this video was a tremendous help getting the opening paragraphs of my first story written! I'm feeling very enthusiastic! Thanks so much!
@K3gel2 жыл бұрын
This helped me a lot! Thank you very much :)
@martybadin61274 жыл бұрын
Loved Cherry and the garden of Eden: it's your BLOODY best one...
@ShaelinWrites4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@nessiefanatic4 жыл бұрын
ShaelinWrites i also adored it!!! it really inspired me to write more short stories than i do which is why i’m on this video lol
@yasmin-uk4gt Жыл бұрын
such great advice :) thank you!
@joseph.r11222 жыл бұрын
Solid advice. Enjoyed this video.
@newtoatheism59683 жыл бұрын
I wanna use short stories to inspire me to write my book and to polish my writing skills
@WildPatriot Жыл бұрын
Very helpful tips!! Thank you ☺☺
@rhett-says-hullo42293 жыл бұрын
ohh i didn't realize it's better to keep a small cast. I didn't realize but now it makes sense.
@meowplow3 жыл бұрын
This video helped out so much. Thank you
@habibadokubo-asari2114 жыл бұрын
Love the earrings and the advice. Thanks
@blaircolquhoun77803 жыл бұрын
I only have one flashback in the story I'm writing and it's near the end.
@yonathanasefaw90014 жыл бұрын
Very helpful! Thank you!
@brittanydiamond67724 жыл бұрын
Speaking of your favorite tips from professors, I wouldn't mind a whole video of those....I wouldn't mind at all just sayin
@finnandjakeonapoptartcat52654 жыл бұрын
May you do more write with me's? I loved them!
@ShaelinWrites4 жыл бұрын
They require kind of a perfect scenario to write (aka a piece of writing that I'm okay sharing in detail before publishing) but if something comes up I'd love to try one again!
@finnandjakeonapoptartcat52654 жыл бұрын
@@ShaelinWrites Okay, thanks for responding!
@TellSamyra3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips.
@rev62154 жыл бұрын
3:55 The smile oh my god
@victoriannecastle4 жыл бұрын
Go back to investigating Light, L
@erwinpietersen28513 жыл бұрын
Hi, new here, I just wanted to thank you for the tips. I come from a background of novel writing, and I am really struggling to keep the stories I'm trying to write short and precise.
@i.am.fearlessone2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@JacobMichael4 жыл бұрын
I haven't ever written a short story (or really any sort of prose), but I do want to eventually. Regardless, I enjoy your takes. opinions, and tips on writing xD Thanks for another interesting video! :D
@ShaelinWrites4 жыл бұрын
I hope this helps when you give fiction writing a try, you should give it a go if it's something that appeals to you!
@JacobMichael4 жыл бұрын
@@ShaelinWrites I do think this will help :D I will definitely give it a try one day.
@maxvoroshilov32073 жыл бұрын
Shaelin, big thanks!
@bishfish77264 жыл бұрын
Rip Kudzu Girls, I want to read it so bad. I hope it ends up working out. So excited that Beautiful Animals and HMUTISTL are getting published, though!
@unfluster2 жыл бұрын
It love it when your voice cracks on the high notes. I don't mean for this to sound insulting or derogatory but you sound like a 13 year old boy going through puberty. I LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS! They're great! (Now I have to hear some of your current stuff to hear how your voice has changed over the last couple of years!)
@liviemillie6455 Жыл бұрын
THE MINIMIZE THE CAST ONE!!! SO TRUE!!! This always happens to me; side characters steal my outline, as my friend says XD I also tend to get distracted by what I call the "worldbuilding science". By this I mean I can't be satisfied by any event that hasn't been explained: for example I have a story where a character from the past ends up in the present time, but I started getting super distracted by stuff like "oh man, how did she register for xyz? How is she paying rent? How did she know how to fill out the forms for abc?" :') Then, as I try to explain it to myself and start writing it all down, it turns into a novel ...
@lucagutekunst53242 жыл бұрын
great tips, very helpful! Thank you :)
@anastasiahutchins9472 Жыл бұрын
It wasn't until watching this that I realized that I'm actually working on my Third short story. lol.
@markforster64572 жыл бұрын
3:50 - My daughter writes short fiction and novels and she never names her characters. They introduce themselves to her. They tell her their name.
@Gleyi073 жыл бұрын
Thank you💕
@johnhines21892 жыл бұрын
Great advice with examples!
@rogerroger99524 жыл бұрын
Hmm... I'm new to short stories, so this should be helpful. I'm not sure I really agree with the tip that characters should never just be talking without also doing something, though. If the conversation isn't very interesting, then sure add an action, but at least in a novel, the reader should be invested enough in the characters that them "just talking" won't be boring. And if it IS boring, maybe you don't need that scene in the first place. Idk, I just think saying "add an action for them to be doing" is only going to help some of the time, and in short stories wayyyy more than in novels.
@ShaelinWrites4 жыл бұрын
It wasn't an 'always/never' kind of tip, just something that can be helpful and that I find helps me!
@sarahhawke57292 жыл бұрын
The main aim of short stories usually consists of one sentence for a draft usually a question what if? Subject a concoction and for any writer to find a bit of a story in it but when it comes to mystery and this sounds cheesy try and go after particular small talk riddles you know like give a twist and when it comes to plots make sure you add a twist just like real life person A wants a car that the neighbor has steals it frames it writes it off but person B the neighbor is now the main protagonist for wanting his car back something drastic happens whereas in novels it takes a certain build up for the tension to erupt in short stories you have people, with short fuses funny thought
@ravichandranrajandran72664 жыл бұрын
Can there be a short story with only a cast of one person as main, and others just appearing in one or two scenes ?
@ShaelinWrites4 жыл бұрын
For sure, short stories are *very* versatile, and often very internal so these types of set ups work well. Almost any idea you have can work, but a story that is primarily or even entirely focused around one character is certainly possible!
@ravichandranrajandran72664 жыл бұрын
@@ShaelinWrites Thank you Shaelin
@TFrills4 жыл бұрын
Love it. Could you please consider making a video on writing novelettes? My short story is reaching novelette territory and it's only halfway done.
@ShaelinWrites4 жыл бұрын
I'm not really qualified at the moment since I've never written one, but if I ever do I'll try to make a video about it!
@TFrills4 жыл бұрын
@@ShaelinWrites Thanks!
@kingwise7773 жыл бұрын
Its hard to listen to your words and look at you at the same time. I cant focus due to being in love😍😍😍
@fennariley83312 жыл бұрын
This is literally soooooo helpful oh my goddddddddddddddd!!!!
@user-yu1dh4bz4u2 жыл бұрын
I have an overdue exam hope this helps 😭😭
@michaelpresley13372 жыл бұрын
That kudzu girls story sounds interesting.
@amiliar26564 жыл бұрын
You look so pretty in this video!!
@skaetur13 жыл бұрын
She dropped, avoided the small dart, and sprang sideways to get behind the cover of a small boulder.
@gristlevonraben4 жыл бұрын
Wow, I learned some new things. Very cool video.
@BriahHoyt3 жыл бұрын
"Oh God- it multiplied" 😂
@piyushbhagwat31193 жыл бұрын
Those earrings makes you more beautiful
@MercerSynthAI4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video!
@VikingSpirit942 Жыл бұрын
Um in your screen text, the word “inciting” shows as “incting”
@jermainerucker20274 ай бұрын
Well….”Hills like White Elephants” is literally a couple sitting at a train station and talking. It’s one of the most famous short stories ever written.
@ShaelinWrites3 ай бұрын
For sure! As I said at the start of the video, these aren't rules and you can't and shouldn't aim to implement all these things in every story, and many stories break these tips abundantly--as they should! These are just possible issues to look at if you feel your story is stuck
@jermainerucker20273 ай бұрын
@@ShaelinWrites oh, very true. And you’re right 100 percent. To quote Pirates of the Caribbean “they’re more like guide lines.”
@PS4Pat2 жыл бұрын
I have an idea for a story, but I'm not entire sure how it'll go. -I mean, I know how I want it to start and to end, but everything in between is sort of a question mark. -Though I do know what I want the story to entail, getting it onto paper is the brain tester. I've worked on writing it some in the past, but never really got past the first 2 or 3 chapters. I was also doing it like my story lines: having select story points in mind, but everything before, after, and in between, I just make up as I go. Though I'm wondering if I'd have better luck with trying to make it a series of short stories. Kind of like a written down book form of TV show episodes, except each short story is like a direct continuation of the last.