Dustin
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Stuart Gibbs:
Hi Mr. Gibbs, I was wondering how to make short stories. What advice would you give to beginner writers? And last, what are tips on how to make books longer because whenever I try to, it ends up being like 10 pages. Thank you so much. Oh by the way I just finished Spy School Revolution, great book!!
Stuart Gibbs
I don't think you should be trying to write a story of any specific length; you should just be trying to write the best story possible. If you are trying to write a novel and it ends up being ten pages... then your idea was probably supposed to be a short story. Forcing something to be longer is called 'padding' and it doesn't make your story better at all. Just longer.
I have a whole page of writing advice at www.stuartgibbs.com.
I have a whole page of writing advice at www.stuartgibbs.com.
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Elden
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Stuart Gibbs:
Hi! I looked at some of the comments on a story from Erica’s POV, and I agree with your response. Although, I also thought to myself that it would be interesting to include a short story from her POV in some of the bonus content. I understand that you probably won’t be able to do that, but it was just a thought. Thanks! (?)
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