Tips for Writing a Short Story

www.write101.com/shortstory.htmHighlights:
* Put a man up a tree
* Throw stones at him
* Get him down

The Short Story: Read to Write

english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/units/short_story/plot.htmlHighlights:
THE INVITED/UNIVITED GUEST: The successful outcome of the relationship structure is conception – a baby is either an invited or uninvited guest. The arrival of death (another guest) is a conclusion of the life. Stories developed on this structure explore how a pre-existing circle of people is affected by the arrival of a stranger. Will [...]

Plotting a short story

www.sff.net/people/SASwann/text/plot.htmHighlights:
A character with a problem.
Every story is about a character trying to deal with some sort of difficulty. Characters who have happy lives, who are content with their lot, and who have achieved their goals are not good fodder for fiction. The people we read about are people in trouble.

 http://www.sff.net/people/alicia/10prob.htm
Highlights:
9. Boring Beginnings:
6. Tumors and Parasites– The cast of thousands:
4. What a Coincidence!: Coincidence is fun in real life. But it’s death to good fiction.