The Prize-Winning Story: Preparing Your Work for Competitions
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No matter how skilled or experienced a writer may be, winning short story competitions is not easy. What separates the winning short story submissions from the rest of the bunch? Winning short story competitions means you have to prepare your best work. Learn how to tighten up the details, including techniques like pacing, plot, character development, and choosing a title.

Submitted By LetterBug

The Art of Revision

Useful insight into the benefits of the revision process, with tips on surviving the various stages of revision.

Submitted By Christopher Josephs

Writer's Block, 10 Story and Exercise Ideas to Give You That Push

This article is written with a view to stirring the writer´s mental juices with some thoughts and suggestions for story or essay exercises.

Submitted By Rain

The Roots of Drama

A guide to developing archetypal plots and characters through an awareness of the core elements of drama.

Submitted By SK Dionysus

The Important of Pace in Short Fiction
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An article on the importance of pace in a piece of short fiction. Aimed at helping writers to win in short story competition environments. If you like this article please check out the other pieces in this series on creative writing for competitions.

Submitted By Nicholas Cockayne

How to Hook a Judge with the First Sentence
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An article on short story competitions; how to hook a judge with the first sentence. If you like this article please check out my other articles in this series on creative writing for competitions.

Submitted By Nicholas Cockayne