Charles Dickens even wrote shorts.įairy tales are also considered to be in this genre. Others write them for the enjoyment between their big novels. Many famous authors of well known novels have written short stories when starting out as a way to get published and get their name out there. Shorts have been mainstream popular from the late 18th century but picked up in the 19th century as distribution of the written word grew through newspapers, magazines and books. It crosses every genre so whether you want action and adventure, science fiction or something to make you think differently about the word, it will be available as short fiction.

The common theme with shorts is just that – short. You can expect all kinds of stories, plots and characters. In fact, that is basically the definition of a short story. With a short story you can usually get from start to finish in one sitting. If you don’t have time to read every day this is a common problem. We’ve all started a book, got busy and then picked it up only to have forgotten what we have read and have to go back a chapter just to get caught up. Short stories are a fantastic way to get reading without investing huge amounts of time in a novel.

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