They can capture an insight in a way that helps us to see our lives and the world with fresh eyes.
Short stories are a pleasure to read-and an even greater pleasure to create.
There is some question about whether or not good writing can be taught, or whether or not it can be learned from a book. Indeed, there are sceptics who believe that no rules exist for writing. Most people would agree, though, that some stories work better than others, and that there are reasons why one story succeeds while another fails. He ends with brief, no-nonsense advice on how to market short stories and find an audience. Nobody who reads this small book will end up being a worse writer for it.