From Roberto Bolaño, the late author of books such as 2666 and The Savage Detectives, comes advice on writing short stories…

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from here and here.

And:

12 secrets to becoming a prolific short story writer.

11 times of bad writing advice.

Your favorite writers give you 10 rules for writing fiction, part one.

And part two.

Lorrie Moore’s “How To Become A Writer.” The short version: First, try to be anything else.

Books that only exist in other books.

And here at Counterforce: What we blog about when we blog about love.

Now… get writing!