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Write your first short story

Go from blank page to a finished, polished short story.

Creative
6 weeks
~30 min a day
Beginner
3 milestones
12 tasks

Free to start. Goaltree adds it to your goals and puts the first tasks on Today.

The plan

Milestone 1

Find the story
Plan
- Brainstorm 5 story ideas
- Choose one and write a one-line premise
- Sketch your main character
- Outline a beginning, middle and end
Milestone 2

Write the draft
Draft
- Write for 20 minutes a day
- Resist editing while drafting
- Reach the middle turning point
- Finish a messy first draft
Milestone 3

Polish and share
Refine
- Revise for clarity and pacing
- Cut what does not serve the story
- Get feedback from one reader
- Share or submit it somewhere

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