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TexasCowboy replied to the thread When you were 16, what stage were you at as a writer?.

16-19 I wrote mostly broken hearted love stories based on life experiences. Then at 19 I spent way to long getting over my real first...

TexasCowboy liked Selluwud's post in the thread Favorite Quotes.

"If you're the smartest person in the room, then you're in the wrong room." ~ Richard P. Feynman.

TexasCowboy liked X Equestris's post in the thread Short stories.

Short stories as a form lend themselves to a tighter focus and faster pacing, so some ideas just don’t play well with them. For...

TexasCowboy liked Naomasa298's post in the thread Short stories.

The main elements are being well written and engaging, but also having a satisfying conclusion for the reader. Much like a longer story,...

TexasCowboy liked Louanne Learning's post in the thread Short stories.

A good short story begins with a hook to keep the reader reading. What happens next? And there should always be something happening...

TexasCowboy replied to the thread Short stories.

Learning a lot, cant wait to check out those listed above. Myself I only write short stories, no way could keep up with tons of...

TexasCowboy liked SoulFire's post in the thread Short stories.

Yeah, that's why I was very careful with my wording and said "most". I absolutely think there can exist excellent stories where the lack...

TexasCowboy liked SoulFire's post in the thread Short stories.

A piece of advice I take to heart is that most short stories should be about change. Ideally, the state the characters or setting are in...

TexasCowboy liked Naomasa298's post in the thread Short stories.

Some authors, like Gene Wolf, remain primarily short story writers, and it certainly doesn't make them any lesser writers. There are...

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