Short Story Elements By Emily Cassel

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Short Story Elements by Emily Cassel
First is the introduction and thesis: a short story is fiction that focuses on one or two main characters with one conflix. There are four main things to remember when writing these are setting, character, theme, and plot.
Setting is where and when. Where is this place and what is the time of year or time of day this is the time to describe by keywords and details. Try to describe how you see the particular seen. The setting should change by what is happening in the story.
The character in the story is the person you are talking about. There are often many characters in a story, but the main character is the one you talk about the most. Certain character are there for a certain reason. Some might be there

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