WRITING SHORT STORIES: A Beginner’s Guide (online)

Enrichment Adult / Arts -

AE 2425 Winter Spring

Writing short stories (1,000–30,000 words) helps you discover your writing voice and how to convey your ideas. You’ll learn:

how to bring your story to life with an engaging plot, as well as character development, action, and dialogue
the technical parts of crafting a short story, including structure, important character moments, and progression in the story
what to do with your short story once completed, including editing, proofing, and publishing options

The instructor LeeAnne Krusemark is a former journalist, current author and editor, and a nationwide Professor of Publishing at higher learning institutions, including Harvard Adult Education. Informative handouts for future use are included in class fee.

The webinar login information will be emailed the day before class.

LeeAnne Krusemark

LeeAnne is an author, speaker, business owner, Chamber of Commerce Past President, and guest instructor at more than 200 colleges and other institutions from Maine to Hawaii, as well as an adjunct online professor of publishing through Ed2Go at more than 2,000 facilities worldwide, including Harvard. LeeAnne’s inspiration in the classroom has even been compared to Oprah!

March 2025