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Kiki Lowenstein Short Stories

How I Write a Short Story, Part IV

March 9, 2015 by Joanna Slan

To review:   I have these elements...a time frame (St. Patrick's Day), interesting factoids (people actually DO make their own luck to some extent), a conflict (Clancy hates St. Patrick's Day), and a mystery (why? because it's the day her husband left her). I need some activities (Kiki's crafts--I'll have to come up with these), and a resolution (I'll think of something).I also have a cute sidebar problem. Anya loves animals and when … [Read more...] about How I Write a Short Story, Part IV

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Clancy, how I write a short story, Kiki Lowenstein Short Stories, writing process, writing tips

How I Write a Short Story, Part III

March 5, 2015 by Joanna Slan

So Barb H. had a wonderful idea, "Perhaps St Patrick's day has always been unlucky for Clancy because that is when her father died or her husband left her or she lost a child. I am getting all these crazy ideas and am probably off base. I will be anxious to hear what you say!" Barb thinks like I do! So now I have these elements...a time frame (St. Patrick's Day), interesting factoids (people actually DO make their own luck to some extent), a … [Read more...] about How I Write a Short Story, Part III

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Clancy, Handmade Holiday Homicide, How I Write Short Stories, Kiki Lowenstein Short Stories, lucky charms, rabbit's foot

How I Write Short Stories–Part I

March 2, 2015 by Joanna Slan

I get a lot of questions about how I write short stories, so I thought I'd take you through my process, step-by-step. Just so you know, I don't consider myself an expert. There are probably a million ways to approach a project like this. But perhaps walking through it with me will be interesting to some of you. I'm going to concentrate on how I write the Kiki Lowenstein Short Stories because I'd done so many of them. Part I -- What's the point? … [Read more...] about How I Write Short Stories–Part I

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