Short+Story+Q3+Requirements

Hi Guys.

Here are the requirements:

1) The short story must be at least four pages, double spaced.

2) I'm looking for honest images, zoomed in choices, unique description, etc.

3) Obviously, include dialogue. When you do, don't forget to couple dialogue with gestures and actions.

4) Indicate a shift in time or location by hitting return and adding white space.

5) Try to incorporate some of the techniques that the writers you've been studying have used in their pieces (for example, the use of "voice" in George Saunders's "Victory Lap").

6) Unsure of how to finish the piece? End on an image - have a character observe an object/image in the setting (such as a ceiling fan "whirring above them like a ghost").

7) Trade drafts this week with each other and revise and edit together to make sure each piece is as strong as it can be.

GOOD LUCK! Let me know if you have questions.