Second in my series of video articles on How To Write Short Stories is live: youtube.com/watch?v=_6om2_…

If you're a relatively new fiction/short story writer...the third in my series of articles on How To Write Short Stories might help you start getting stories on paper using Brandon Sanderson's 'borrowing story structure' concept. You'll find it here: youtube.com/watch?v=36OOLj…

The best book (IMO) on writing short stories is Damon Knight's CREATING SHORT FICTION. In it he identifies six different types of story that short story writers can use. In this video article I overview those six types of short stories: youtube.com/watch?v=unYJT7…

A beginner writer emailed me a few weeks ago and asked me what I thought the best Masterclass/Maestro style writing course was. You can listen to my answer here: youtube.com/watch?v=TcZBTe…

Next in the series of video articles looking at the 5 Levels of a novel as codified/taught by Gary Provost. This is the third level - which is Scenes: youtube.com/watch?v=yW9-IH…

The Best Writing Advice I Found In 2025 (h/t to Brandon Sanderson) youtube.com/watch?v=no1fvW…

The 2nd Best Piece Of (Fiction) Writing Advice I found In 2025 (h/t to William Goldman) youtu.be/6zF4QgPdow4

You know the common story models out there...like Hero's Journey, Save the Cat, Three Act Structure etc...you might not know Erle Stanley Gardner's 9 Step Story Model. Check it out...maybe it's the one for you: youtu.be/qsq28QZAuug