Download or read book Schaum's Quick Guide to Writing Great Short Stories written by Margaret Lucke and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 1998-10-22 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margaret Lucke highlights the essential elements of a short story, its characters, conflict, plot, setting, and narrative voice and explains how each contributes to the success of the story. The text also includes a number of practice exercises.