Short Stories Editor

Short Story Editor in Santa Barbara, serving Los Angeles and New York

While some short stories can lengthen toward the novella, I think the best ones are short. Short stories are not novels. They tell themselves quickly, often with only sketched-in characters who must somehow appear fleshed out and real. The short story is one of my favorite forms, but it can be wickedly difficult to achieve. The right diction and an economy of structure are typical of the best short stories, and I know a good one when I see it. Let’s make your short story one of those. I can show you how to do it.