1. Writing Your Short Story
Steps to follow

2. Step #1: Choose a point of view
First person : involved in the story
Third person : detached from the story
What are the benefits for each view?

3. Step #2: Create a conflict
What will your main character struggle with?
How does this conflict relate to your audience?
Is your conflict strong enough to support an entire story?

4. Step #3: Create a protagonist
Who will your main character be?
What will they look like?
What is his/her name?
What is their family like?
What does their life look like?
How does you character support your story?

5. Step #4: Create a setting
Where will the story take place?
At what point in time will your story take place?
What is the weather/environment like?
Does the setting support and add to the action or conflict?

6. Step #5: Create the climax
What is the turning point for your conflict?
What event does your protagonist experience that changes him or her?
Is your climax strong enough to catch a readers attention?

7. Step #6: Think of using literary terms
Irony: something unexpected happens
Symbolism: an object that represents something else
Foreshadowing: something that hints toward future events
Do these support and add to your story line?