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Lots of reading services exist out there to help the writer develop and hone their craft, but how many offer valuable information and insights about writing good storytelling on their actual sites? As well as offering a short story reading service here, you will also find helpful pages on this site that tackle many of the common mistakes made by beginner, intermediate and even the advanced creative writer; while including fresh perspectives on the overall craft and developing the imagination necessary for it.

Subjects devoted to fiction writing here include the trickiness of writing the children’s short story, character development for the short story to developing an original fantasy idea, what is meant by original genre fiction and who best to critique your writing. Other posts, such as who decides what makes a great children’s story or what makes Roald Dahl such a successful children’s writer can also be enjoyed by the general reader interested in children’s fiction. Check out the archives for more titles.

Here you will find an analysis of a completed children’s short story (rarely offered), which serves a two-fold purpose. To demonstrate examples of good craftsmanship throughout the whole story, and also to give you an idea of the quality of my own creative writing, in case you are considering using the short story reading service and want to feel assured that you are in good hands in every way.