Story Works Round Table

conversations about craft

for writers and readers curious about writers

SWRT 261 | Arcless Protagonists

SWRT 261 | Arcless Protagonists

Alida, Robert & Kathryn discuss the merits and pitfalls of writing a hero without a character arc. It has been done to great success, so why do so few people suggest it’s even possible to write an arcless protagonist?

SWRT 260 | Short Stories

SWRT 260 | Short Stories

This week, Alida and Kathryn talk about short stories. Why, as novelists, do we love writing the short story? What can we learn by writing short stories that we maybe can’t by writing novels? What makes a short story great? It’s memorability. It’s a shift in the reader. Sound tough to achieve? Don’t let that stop you! Your writing skills will grow in leaps and bounds when you take on the short story. 

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