{"id":23239,"date":"2015-02-03T07:35:43","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T07:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/?p=23239"},"modified":"2024-04-03T13:15:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T07:45:17","slug":"short-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/short-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Short Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/short-stories.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-23827\" alt=\"short-stories\" src=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/short-stories-300x162.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/short-stories-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/short-stories.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Short Stories<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Reading is subjective, and so are the tastes\/genres of the same. A certain group of people prefer reading something that is simple, neat and short and that is when \u201cShort Stories\u201d come into the picture. Short stories are basically 1,000 \u2013 2,000 words article, which keeps the reader engaged. Short Stories can be of various genres such as Horror, Fantasy, Crime, Humor etc. The art of \u201cShort Story\u201d writing is a gift but one can always build it. Some of the well known \u201cShort Story\u201d writers are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>JD Salinger<\/li>\n<li>Stephen King<\/li>\n<li>Henry<\/li>\n<li>John Updike<\/li>\n<li>Edgar Allen Poe<\/li>\n<li>Shashi Deshpande<\/li>\n<li>Ismat Chugtai<\/li>\n<li>Mulk Raj Anand<\/li>\n<li>Ruskin Bond<\/li>\n<li>Amrita Pritam<\/li>\n<li>Rajinder Singh Bedi.<\/li>\n<li>Mridula Koshy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The most essential things in a short story are the following and these must be taken at most care of.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Story\u2019s Focus<\/li>\n<li>Narrative Style<\/li>\n<li>Time Line<\/li>\n<li>Point of View<\/li>\n<li>Punch<\/li>\n<li>Dialogues<\/li>\n<li>Place\/s<\/li>\n<li>People<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Key Elements of a short story<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Setting: Tells the reader where the story takes place.<\/li>\n<li>Characterization:\u00a0 Creating Imaginary people perhaps inspired by real life observations which are then believable characters that become REAL to the reader.<\/li>\n<li>The writer must therefore create, color and bring to life this\/her characters by giving relevant information through the story. Characters drive the short story.<\/li>\n<li>Plot : A series of events through which the writer reveals what is happening to whom and why.<\/li>\n<li>Conflict :Is a problem in the story\u00a0 that must be resolved<\/li>\n<li>Climax: When the action comes to its highest point of conflict<\/li>\n<li>Resolution: The story\u2019s action after the climax until the end of the story. The \u2018conclusion\u2019 of the story.<\/li>\n<li>Theme: The story\u2019s main ideas. The message the writer intends to communicate by telling the story.<\/li>\n<li>Point of view: The position of the narrator of the story and what the reader sees from that vantage point.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Narrative- The art of story telling<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are two types of narrative \u2013 fiction and non fiction<\/li>\n<li>A narrative is a story with characters and there is a definite plot line. A narrative normally has a beginning, middle and an end.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Focus of the Story<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Where is it from? Does it have a history?<\/li>\n<li>Describe it visually<\/li>\n<li>See and observe the Location<\/li>\n<li>The Actual<\/li>\n<li>The View<\/li>\n<li>The Feeling<\/li>\n<li>The Suppositions<\/li>\n<li>Seeing the CHARACTERS: Breathing Life into them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bringing life into the characters is the most important thing. As they say, \u201cThe Devil lies in the Details\u201d, so it does. A detailed description of the characters of the story helps the readers to have a deeper understanding of the plot and keeps them interested.<\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Punch line of the story<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u0097\u00a0 Actions &amp; Reactions<\/p>\n<p>\u0097\u00a0 Twists &amp; Turns in the story<\/p>\n<p>\u0097\u00a0 Emotional Tension between characters<\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Narrative Style<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u0097\u00a0 First Person Narrative:<\/p>\n<p>\u0097\u00a0 Writer narrates the story through the main character. \u2018I will never forget that cold winter morning as I walked into Harrods\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u0097\u00a0 Second Person Narrative: Tough style \u2013 more for NF<\/p>\n<p>\u0097\u00a0 Writer narrates the story in present tense as own. \u2018You find it hard to forget that cold winter morning as you walk into Harrods.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u0097\u00a0 Third Person Narrative:<\/p>\n<p>\u0097\u00a0 Writer narrates the story as a storyteller. \u2018It was a cold winter morning when the Iyers walked into Harrods. They would never forget it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Descriptive<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>An effective written description is one that presents a clear picture to your reader.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A successful description uses vivid vocabulary, including colorful adjectives and figurative language.<\/li>\n<li>An interesting description attracts the reader\u2019s attention.<\/li>\n<li>Imagery helps you picture how something:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* looks<\/p>\n<p>* sounds<\/p>\n<p>* smells<\/p>\n<p>* tastes<\/p>\n<p>* feels<\/p>\n<p><b><i><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Exposition<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exposition is writing that informs or explains( How to essay)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>How to do something (\u201chow to fly a kite\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>How to make something (\u201chow to make a kite\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>How to improve a skill (\u201cHow to steer a kite\u201d)<\/li>\n<li>How to achieve a desired effect (\u201cHow to do a desired trick with a kite\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Consider your audience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/certifications\">Click here for government certifications <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Short Stories Reading is subjective, and so are the tastes\/genres of the same. 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