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How to Write a Short Story?

     First things first, you need an IDEA. Okay, now that you have an idea of what you want to write, how do you actually do it? Well, there are two types of writers. You are either a pantser or a plotter.  PANTSER:     Pantser is a person who writes a story not knowing anything about the story besides the general idea that represents (in my case) for example like a skeleton of the story.     In my personal experience, I would always have that basic, general idea, and I would just start writing. While progressing, ideas just come to your mind as if you knew all along what you are going to write.  PLOTTER:    A plotter is a person who ahead plans out the story they want to write. Plotters usually have an outline - planner, if I may say, with everything that they want to happen in the story they want to write. For example, you have an idea for a short story; then you plan for your story a tight range of word count. In that range, you plan every aspect of the story and every aspect of the