Hi, I'm currently writing some short ghost stories for an anthology, and wondered how long and how short they should be. I envisaged a book for commuters. I'd welcome your experience, and feelings on this please.
Hi, I'm currently writing some short ghost stories for an anthology, and wondered how long and how short they should be. I envisaged a book for commuters. I'd welcome your experience, and feelings on this please.
Anthologies and competitions usually give word counts so unless you're writing for a specific one, write the story until you feel it's finished. After it's finished, you can start trimming it down if necessary.
The Fiction Desk run a ghost story competition every year. The deadline is usually January. The winners and runners-up get published in their anthology. You might be interested in entering one of your stories in that one.