Introduction
  • Welcome to On Writing: Short Stories
The Basics of Writing
  • Discovery vs. Architect Writing
  • Grammar and Punctuation
  • Dialogue Tags
  • Honesty in Writing
Misused and Overused Words
  • Misused words
  • Overused words
  • Adverbs: Or, the "ly" words
Show, don't Tell
  • No more Thesis Statements
  • Unpack what you're trying to say
The Short Story
  • Short Story: An Overview
  • The Premise
  • Characters
  • The first line and paragraph
  • Dialogue
  • Editing the Story and Submitting it
The Mentality behind Writing
  • Read, Read, Read!
  • Write everything down?
  • Block out a schedule and stick to it
Thank you for taking this course
  • Thank you for participating in this course