omg that guide to writing short stories by stephen king is hands down the BEZT you will ever get
frikkin brilliant
i used to write as well, wish i had that book before i decided to stop
also if yu want an example of shear brilliant short story writing
get yourself a copy of everything's eventual by stephen king
its a collection of some of his best short stories
and one of my most cherished books
really really reallllllyyyyyyy great short stories
the kind that when its done yu go nooo damnit!! write more!!!
his epic, the dark tower, came out of one of his short stories
and well that room 1411 or whatever the movie was, is also one of his short stories... its just too bad that tthe short story was better than that whole movie lol