Short Story Definition

noun
A short piece of prose fiction, having few characters and aiming at unity of effect.
American Heritage
A kind of story shorter than the novel or novelette, characteristically developing a single central theme and limited in scope and number of characters.
Webster's New World

A work of fiction that is shorter than a novel.

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Other Word Forms of Short Story

Noun

Singular:
short story
Plural:
short-stories

Short Story Sentence Examples

  • In 2007, he will co-star in Keith, an independent coming-of-age film based on a short story by Ron Carlson.

  • Tell a short story about the individual as an experience you shared with them.

  • Create a short story or bullet points to identify the problems which your product or service will solve.

  • Online might be the best way for a new short story writer to break into the market.

  • Another good resource for finding contest information is the Novel and Short Story Writer's Market; a new edition of this reference book for writers is released each year.

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