If I wanted to make a short story would anybody read it

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    Aesops eyedeaposted 11 years ago

    If I wanted to make a short story would anybody read it

    I'm alright at it but I'm having trouble thinking of things to put up. Short narratives are a good place for me, but what would people want it to be about?

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  2. cuttler profile image61
    cuttlerposted 11 years ago

    Of course. It will all depend on your creativity and attention to detail. You may gain more audience by posting a link to your story in social pages like Facebook and twitter. Be sure to spicing it up with pictures and video content. Best of luck with your short story.

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  3. GirlieGeek profile image61
    GirlieGeekposted 11 years ago

    Find and use writer's prompts if you need help on what to write.  Writer's Digest has a whole archive of them. 

    If it's good, people will want to read it.

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  4. chefmancave profile image73
    chefmancaveposted 11 years ago

    After writing hubs for a few months, I have found that most topics and articles are read by at least a few people. The trick is to be patient. At first, you are all excited about publishing a hub. More times than not, your hubs will languish and you will see very few hits. Also, take some time to read other hubs, answer a few questions and generally be active in the hubpage community. I try to visit my hubpage every day and read at least two hubs, leave a comment or two and answer a question or two.

    Naturally, certain hubs get more attention but short story hubs are fun to write. As a writer you get to be creative, funny, dramatic, soulful or whatever you want.

    I wrote a story about how I became "chef mancave". Performance-wise, it has been a dud but if you were to ask me, it is one of my favorite articles that I have ever posted.

    I have had an idea chewing around in the back of my dusty ol brain for a few weeks about creating the never-ending story. Send me an email if you are interested.

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