Literature & Writing

Writing a First Short Story

A boy describes how he wrote his first short story for the school magazine.

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1Our school magazine asked students to send in short stories.

2I had never written a story before, so I felt nervous.

3First, I wrote down three ideas on a piece of paper.

4The best idea was about a fisherman and a talking cat.

5Every evening after dinner, I wrote one page in my notebook.

6My brother read the first draft and gave me advice.

7He said the beginning was slow but the ending was funny.

8I changed the first paragraph and added more dialogue between them.

9Two weeks later, my short story appeared in the school magazine.

10Seeing my name under the title was a proud moment.

11Next term, I want to write a much longer story.

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