Coming up Short
In many ways, writing various scenes based on your role-playing character can be more like writing a short story than a novel. And writing effective short stories takes a different approach than writing a novel.
Leo Babauta has a new blog, Write to Done, and recently posted an article about writing an effective start to a short story;
One of my favorite things to read is a good short story. A great one is perfection: you can read it in one sitting, and it achieves its effect in a short amount of time and words.
And the best short story grabs you immediately, yanks you like the a gamer snatching a fresh Nintendo Wii as soon as it hits the shelves.
From there Leo goes on to give about a dozen tips to help write an effective short story.
Short Stories: The Art of the Start [Write to Done]
