Your readers should feel satisfied by the closure of your story – which is not to say “happy.” You’ve encapsulated an experience, tension has arced and ebbed… | An 8-minute read.
Can a chapter of a longer novel be considered a short story if it has all the elements above?
I’ve written something that has been rejected everywhere I’ve applied but I keep coming back to it. I think it doesn’t have enough “teeth” to be a short story
Yes chapters can be stand alone stories. I published a story from a chapter of my novel. A chapter could need more to stand on its own, so it might be a good idea to get a reader for your chapter and ask them to specifically consider if it works on its own. That might be subjective but basically, does it have a beginning, middle and an end, does it have a plot a climax and a resolution..
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Can a chapter of a longer novel be considered a short story if it has all the elements above?
I’ve written something that has been rejected everywhere I’ve applied but I keep coming back to it. I think it doesn’t have enough “teeth” to be a short story
Yes chapters can be stand alone stories. I published a story from a chapter of my novel. A chapter could need more to stand on its own, so it might be a good idea to get a reader for your chapter and ask them to specifically consider if it works on its own. That might be subjective but basically, does it have a beginning, middle and an end, does it have a plot a climax and a resolution..