The Stories Over the past few years, I've sold a dozen or so short stories. They've been science fiction, or fantasy, or just plain silly fun. But each, as I wrote it, did fit the definition of a MiP, since even the silliest stories often surprise the writer by taking unexpected turns.
Short stories use a different set of writing muscles than novels.
It's tight writing, a miniature as opposed to the full canvas of a novel. Short stories don't pay as well, but they keep a writer honest, in my opinion. I'll probably always do a few. Here's a brief summary of the stories I've had published so far, along with excerpts for a few of them. This is the third Chicks book, but considering the popularity of the earlier volumes, it may not be the last.