Blog — Writing Short Stories

The Magic of Subversion: Jaime deBlanc's Transformative Approach to Magical Realist Fiction

The Magic of Subversion: Jaime deBlanc's Transformative Approach to Magical Realist Fiction

Based in Austin, Texas, Jaime deBlanc speaks with the authority of someone who has learned to harness lightning in a...

by Writing Workshops Staff

2 months ago

Exploring the Strange and Ordinary: How Karen E. Bender Builds Character Depth Through Fantasy

Blog

Exploring the Strange and Ordinary: How Karen E. Bender Builds Character Depth Through Fantasy

2 months ago

12 Months To A Full Short Story Collection: A Generative Fiction Workshop: an Interview with Nathan Dragon

Blog

12 Months To A Full Short Story Collection: A Generative Fiction Workshop: an Interview with Nathan Dragon

8 months ago

Writing Linked Narratives: Interconnected Story Collections & Novels-In-Stories: an Interview with Antonio Ruiz-Camacho

Blog

Writing Linked Narratives: Interconnected Story Collections & Novels-In-Stories: an Interview with Antonio Ruiz-Camacho

10 months ago

Video Replay: The Big Texas Author Talk with Short Story Writer Ramona Reeves

Blog

Video Replay: The Big Texas Author Talk with Short Story Writer Ramona Reeves

12 months ago

Meet our Instructors:

Setting Is the Character: Writing Compelling Settings in Short Fiction by Holly Lyn Walrath

Setting Is the Character: Writing Compelling Settings in Short Fiction by Holly Lyn Walrath

18 hours ago

Why one writer's discovery of a stranger's shopping list reveals the hidden stories all around us—and how you can learn to capture them too

Why one writer's discovery of a stranger's shopping list reveals the hidden stories all around us—and how you can learn to capture them too

A day ago

5 Reasons Poets are Secretly Science Fiction Wizards

5 Reasons Poets are Secretly Science Fiction Wizards

A week ago

Break the Rules: Why Weird Writing Prompts Unlock Your Best Stories

Break the Rules: Why Weird Writing Prompts Unlock Your Best Stories

A week ago

Student Publication News:

Alumni Spotlight: The Art of Perfect Constraint - Trina Young's Flash Fiction Success

Alumni Spotlight: The Art of Perfect Constraint - Trina Young's Flash Fiction Success

4 days ago

It Helps Me Feel Less Alone: How Workshop Community Propelled Emily Rekstis to The Washington Post

It Helps Me Feel Less Alone: How Workshop Community Propelled Emily Rekstis to The Washington Post

A week ago

Alumni Spotlight: From Dublin's Literary Landscape to Psychological Thriller Success - Diana Louise Webb's Publishing Triumph

Alumni Spotlight: From Dublin's Literary Landscape to Psychological Thriller Success - Diana Louise Webb's Publishing Triumph

2 weeks ago

Alumni Spotlight: From Poet Laureate to Poets.org - Pramila Venkateswaran's Mastery of Scene and Character

Alumni Spotlight: From Poet Laureate to Poets.org - Pramila Venkateswaran's Mastery of Scene and Character

3 weeks ago