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I am a eighteen-year-old British teenager who can be somewhat opinionated and has tendency to over exaggerate. I love to write and that's generally what I spend my days doing when I'm not at college. The end.

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I'm not quite sure yet

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random pop culture things

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That you can do anything if you put your mind to it

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To prove everyone wrong

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Swimming with dolphins

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When I find out, I'll let you know

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Books and music

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What job?

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Erm...

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Life

Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips How to write a short story

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Many think that writing a short story is easier than writing a longer piece of fiction such as a novel, but this is not the case. As a short story is a shorter piece of fiction, it is expected to be of a higher standard than that of a novel. When writing a short story, you need to get to the point as soon as possible. There is no need to ramble on about Betty's imaginary friend Joseph, if he has no relevance to the plot. Likewise, you don't need to include a biography for ANY of your characters. In a short story, half of what makes it interesting is the mystery of the people within said st...

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