Fans of Interracial Romance discussion

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So I have been thinking about writing a lot lately. And I thought maybe I should start with a short story. How many words are in a short story usually? Or is there a wide range?

On Wikipedia, they say that a short story is defined as longer than 1,000 words and shorter than 20,0000 words. Less than 1,000 words is considered flash fiction.

I'm not a short story writer.

I'm trying to get better at writing short stories, because I enjoy that format. But I'm more of a novel-length writer, myself.

well a novel is the ultimate goal, but I think I just may try to tackle a short story first and then move on from there.

All novels start with the first words. You can do it, Bekah!

I'll post an excerpt when I can. It'll be awhile because the final version is still being worked on by the pub. By January we should be ready to send out review copies so I should have samples and excerpts for "Giving up the Ghost" to share then.

Best Wishes!

Ok for finally clarification, am I suppose to post the story in this box or someplace else?

Start a thread for your story in this folder, Randy.

Is a thread the same as a comment? Please forgive the newbie questions while I learn the lingo!

Lilith wrote: "Is a thread the same as a comment? Please forgive the newbie questions while I learn the lingo!"

Hi Lilith that's a good question. No, a thread is not the same as a comment, although a person has to use a comment box, when they start a new thread. When a person wants to start a new thread, they have to click on new and their message will be number 1. All other messages under that thread will be comments. Your message 13 is a comment. Danielle's message 1 is the thread.