Filed under: Today I stumbled across this article about Common Faults in Short Stories. At times the author is certainly harsher than I think is necessary, but he has a lot of good tips. After reading his list, I couldn’t help wondering if I should rewrite “The Tenth Time” yet again…
I also took note of his advice on being funny:
I think humour only ever exists in something that sets out to be serious. Anything that sets out to be humorous is doomed.
Aha! Perhaps that’s my problem!
