A short slice of fantasy
Those wanting to write fantasy short stories find themselves in a unique position. As we explored last month, there is a very lively scene of horror shorts, and the same goes for science-fiction (as we’ll come to next month). However it’s fair to say that fantasy fiction leans much more towards the novel form, and in many cases the trilogy or an even longer series of novels. As such, this can lead to there ultimately being less room for fantasy fiction in its short form – but those outlets do exist, and if you’re looking to write the story to fit them here are my tips on how to get it right…
Worldbuilding — or ‘regionbuilding’
Fantasy is a genre often renowned for its epic scope, and one of the key elements that often makes a good story in the form is worldbuilding – crafting an in-depth, well-realised and immersive setting for your story. However shorts allow significantly less time for
