How Do You Use An Incident To Develop A Short Story Theme?
• Determine what kind of a short story you want to write. Do you want the readers to cry, laugh, feel scared or feel embarrassed with you. What kind of a reaction are you expecting for your readers.Other ideas could be related to the following: • moralistic–to teach a lesson • for entertainment–just to tell an exciting tale • to make us laugh • to weave a fantasy and let us escape from reality • to explore a certain character • to explore a certain setting and how it affected people or events • to realize he/she was right for you • Know the type of reaction by looking around you or look at the small or big things that have happened in your life or somebody else’s. Then choose one incident.
