In our culture of TikTok attention spans and insane busy-ness, short stories are more important than ever to reach readers who need your words. However, writing a good short story requires an entirely different skillset than writing a novel!
In this episode, things get exciting: the story team from One Brilliant Arc is ripping apart our boss and founder, Jared Moses’s, short story from three years ago: “God’s on Tinder.” Take a look at how to tackle big conversations—like ‘what would it look like if a terminally ill human got to have a conversation with God about some of the biggest life questions?’—in only 12 pages. Get answers from industry experts in the trenches of this craft everyday to the real questions that keep writers awake at 3am, like:
How do I know I have what it takes to be a writer?
How do I know if my story is good enough?
How long do I have to let a story sit before it’s developed well?
Do I really need an editor or can I self-edit?
Will I ever get over imposter syndrome and self-doubt?
What if no one cares about my story?
Pull back the curtain on what it takes to write a short story that grips readers’ attention and changes their thinking while the OBA story team proves to you that editing your story to be the best it can be doesn’t have to be a scary or overwhelming process!
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OBA’s story team offers real help for real stories in real time, and we can do the same for your story! Want us to be your partners along the storytelling journey? Check out our services for both beginner and advanced writers:
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