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Get started with the first step: Come up with an idea for a story. Start with what you know; then move to what you don’t know to draw inspiration.

For the complete guide, go to http://www.howcast.com/videos/291553-How-To-Write-a-Short-Story

Also check out Howcast for other do it yourself videos from wogelife and more videos in the Fiction Writing category.

How can you contribute? Create your own DIY guide at http://www.howcast.com/videos/new or apply to the Howcast Emerging Filmmakers Program at http://www.howcast.com/filmmakers/apply

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http://www.masteredit.netii.net

In this video series I cover story structure and plot. I recommend the following books.

Here is the play list for all 12 parts http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=92B3E146AB7D132F

Between the Lines
The Anatomy of Story
Write Great Fiction: Character, Emotion, Point of View.

Here is an up to date Story Guide. I like to look at this as I think of my stories.
http://masteredit.netii.net/storystructure.htm

You can read the first chapter of my fantasy novel End of All by clicking the link below. It is a first draft.

http://www.webook.com/project/The-End-of-All

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http://www.masteredit.netii.net

In this video series I cover story structure and plot. I recommend the following books.

Here is the play list for all 12 parts http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=92B3E146AB7D132F

Between the Lines
The Anatomy of Story
Write Great Fiction: Character, Emotion, Point of View.

Here is an up to date Story Guide. I like to look at this as I think of my stories.
http://masteredit.netii.net/storystructure.htm

You can read the first chapter of my fantasy novel End of All by clicking the link below. It is a first draft.

http://www.webook.com/project/The-End-of-All

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TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

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Here is the play list for all 12 parts http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=92B3E146AB7D132F

Between the Lines
The Anatomy of Story
Write Great Fiction: Character, Emotion, Point of View.
Screenplay by Syd Field

Here is the link to the story structure image used in the video.

http://neil.net78.net/storystructure.jpg

Here is the link to the first draft of my novel Bending Nature.

http://www.webook.com/project/Vampire-Romance-A-new-kind-of-vampire-TEEN

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http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1802516/three_things_to_strengthen_your_writing.html?cat=10

In this video series I cover story structure and plot. I recommend the following books.

Here is the play list for all 12 parts http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=92B3E146AB7D132F

Between the Lines
The Anatomy of Story
Write Great Fiction: Character, Emotion, Point of View.

Here is the link to the story structure image used in the video.

http://neil.net78.net/storystructure.jpg

Here is the link to the first draft of my novel Bending Nature.

http://www.webook.com/project/Vampire-Romance-A-new-kind-of-vampire-TEEN

Here is the link to Agija, the sci-fi novel I am writing based on the idea I came up with while making these videos.

http://www.webook.com/project/Agija

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Here is the play list for all 12 parts http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=92B3E146AB7D132F

Between the Lines
The Anatomy of Story
Write Great Fiction: Character, Emotion, Point of View.

Here is the link to the story structure image used in the video.

http://manfacedgods.com/images/storystructure.jpg

Here is the link to the first draft of my novel Bending Nature.

http://www.webook.com/project/Vampire-Romance-A-new-kind-of-vampire-TEEN

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