How Do You Think Of Topics For A Short Story?
• Think of something that puzzled you in the past It could be something as simple as the way your roommate looked at you when you first met. Writers write to explain things, so think of something you’d like to explain. You will want to dramatize your explanation, instead of just saying it. • Search your mind for vivid memories. Think of something you remember vividly. This is often something that was puzzling, but it also could be an epiphany, a shock, a disappointment, or a victory. Write a story in which the character works towards or experiences a similar moment. The vivid memory that you remember did not have to be real. It could have been in a dream that you thought was real or what you would have wanted to happen. • Look at short stories you like. List what the topics of those stories were. Have you ever started to read a story, hoping it would be about a particular topic, but found it was about something else? These are topics that you are interested in. • Listen to the stories
