How to write a short story

​Genre types and matching tone.

The first step is to choose a genre. The genre is the type of stories such as horror, comedy, fiction, fantasy, and non-fiction. Without a genre then you can not match the tone of the story to the plot and the characters. Your tone must always match the genre style or else there will be disharmony in the story.

Plot and confict evolution

Now is the step where you create a plot. After the plot, you will create an intro to characters where they will experience a situation where they will evolve and grow as characters. This is where you introduce the conflict, which is the story's climax. Follow Freytag's pyramid.

Keeps to the laws of physics. Generally, the same systems and reality that we live in. Does not hugely divulge from what we know.

Not world building

New world, New races, New laws, New reality, New everything.

World Building

Short story

​Create a short story. It must be written in 3rd person, and the minimum is 300 words. You need to choose a genre. Create a plot, setting, tone, conflict, and characters, and follow along with the Freytag pyramid. Be creative and discriptive.