A good short story is a short work of an imagination. A short story should contain these five elements:
1) Character
This person, or sometimes an animal takes a action or other work.
2) Settings
The setting is a time and place of the things that happen in the short story. The writer should be using scenery, season or weather to give a strong sense of setting in the reader's mind.
3) Plot
A plot are the events that occur within the story and the character's actions in the conflict.
4) Conflict
A conflict is a fight between characters (mostly good against evil) or things. A conflict of a short story could be a clash of good and evil, struggle against the force of nature, the society or a fight against him/herself (e.g. emotions, illness, etc.).
5) Theme
The theme is the main idea or the belief in the story (e.g. everything's about love or hatred, righteous always wins, etc.)
4 steps of writing a successful short story
1) Get some ideas
In this phase, the writer should be thinking about who the characters should be, what theme it is and also brainstorming who will be telling the story (e.g. I, you, he or she). The writer should plan on how to write the story in the given time or length of the story. Brainstorming ideas for the events, climax and the characters will be necessary.
2) Know your characters
To make the story believable, you need realistic characters. Good advise is, never make the character perfect. Have him or she have some sort of flaw. Plan your character as detailed as you can in your brainstorm although you won't be including them all, having the detailed ideas in your head will make your writing more realistic and the character will come to life in the writer's mind and also the reader's mind.
3) Plan the basic of the story
During this time, the writer should be planning the introduction, the body and the conclusion.
Introductory paragraph
- Start your story with an interesting opening sentence or paragraph with a strong 'hook'.
- Introduce the settings and the characters
Body paragraph
- Initiating action: the point of the rising action
- Rising action: the lead up to the climax or the turning point
- Climax: the most extreme event or the turning point of the story
Conclusion
- Falling action: the story begins to end
- Resolution: Finish the story with a good or bad ending, or leave the end 'hanging' (Leave the story unfinished so the reader's can imagine their own conclusion of the story.).
4) Start Writing
Start drafting. These are few tips that will help you:
- Don’t worry about a great opening line yet. Start wherever you like.
- Keep the flow going – keep writing without stopping, going back, re-reading or changing what you’ve written.
- Remember to show not tell – think about how to stylise what you’re writing about and create visual images.
- Start somewhere else and get going again if you become stuck on a particular part.
Next, after writing the story, revise and edit. Correct all the mistakes you have made. Then, get someone to read it. Get a close friend, teacher or a relative to help you change your mistakes that you haven't noticed yourself or suggestions of how to make a more fancier writing.
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