Short Stories

Hi SEers! Denise here with a post about something I’ve been enjoying lately, short stories. When I get an idea in the middle of the night or the shower, I write it down. It can be the first paragraph and then the direction I see it going. Usually, it ends up becoming a book, but …

Write Short, Edit Long / Write Long, Edit Short

Hey, SE Readers. Joan here today with a subject near and dear to our hearts. Writing. Okay, little joke there. If you weren’t interested in writing, you wouldn’t be reading this blog. We all know editing is a must when it comes to writing. First drafts suck. And we all want to make our stories …

Where You Can Find Content for Your Newsletter

Hello and happy Monday to all the Story Empire readers. PH here and back this week with more about newsletters. There are two previous posts about this topic which you can find here and here. Newsletter content is the topic today, one with which a lot of writers surprisingly struggle. Well, maybe not everyone, but …

Why Novelists Should Write Short Fiction

I am offline this week, so I won’t be around to answer questions today. My wonderful and talented colleagues have agreed to pitch in and respond to your comments on my behalf. If you have a question specifically for me, go ahead and ask. I’ll get back to you when I’m back online. Otherwise, you're …