writing short stories

Many people feel that in order to write short stories or poems for kids one needs extraordinary amount of talent. Well, if its enough to burst this bubble then the fact is that all one needs to do is structure their thoughts in order to write a successful story.

Given here are some important stage-wise tips for writing short stories:

. There should be a structure for the story:
A boy should be made to climb a wall
There must be challenges for him while climbing
Bring him down the wall . There should be a plan for the story
. The story should have theme
. The story should be spun around a time span
. The setting for the story should defined
. The characters for the story need to be determined and descried - they need to be brought to life
. The dialogues have to be interwoven
. The short story should have a plot
. The vocabulary should be easy to follow
. The story should be edited and proofreading should be done thoroughly

Placing the entire story into such a skeleton needs only the flesh to be filled. No wonder, most people consider story writing like creating a canvas painting - first prepare the outline or sketch and then fill in the color with various hues and shades to bring it to life.