Today is the second part in our series on short fiction, and we're talking about the process of drafting a short story. Though drafting is always a crucial part of writing any piece, the process of drafting a short story can be a bit mystical and hard to pin down! So instead of one method, we'll be discussing five different methods you can try, and a few tips to write the strongest draft possible.

Short Fiction Deep Dive #1 Elements of a Short Story:    • Conceptualizing a Short Story | Short...  

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:26 Outlining
3:24 The flashlight method
6:40 Line by line
9:10 Freewriting
11:15 Endpoint
13:23 TIP: Everything should contribute
13:41 TIP: Keep the timeline short
14:13 TIP: The inciting incident
14: 29 TIP: End quickly
14:47 TIP: Minimize your fast

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