My Short Fiction Writing Process // intuitive discovery writing @ShaelinWrites
My Short Fiction Writing Process // intuitive discovery writing  @ShaelinWrites
Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Sorry for the abrupt outro, my camera ran out of space✌️

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→15 Tips for Writing Better Short Stories: youtube.com/watch?v=Fxb8TZbTlZc&t=699s
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→How to Write a Short Story: youtube.com/watch?v=Q8DellQae18
→Everything About Submitting Short Stories: youtube.com/watch?v=VYCepQ-7ChQ
→How I Wrote My Short Story Collection: youtube.com/watch?v=sogfSzBc6cE
→My Writing Process: youtube.com/watch?v=xbF_gY69wlM

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MY SHORT FICTION:
☾I Will Never Tell You This - The Puritan: puritan-magazine.com/never-tell-you-this
☾Solarium - Minola Review: minolareview.com/shaelin-bishop
☾Barefoot - The Fiddlehead [print only]: thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282
☾Wishbone - PRISM international [print only]: prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/prism-58-3-sprawl-is-live
☾Wishbone - video reading: vimeo.com/420052282
☾Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden - The Puritan: puritan-magazine.com/cherry-and-jane-in-the-garden-of-eden
☾Hold Me Under Till I See the Light - The New Quarterly: tnq.ca/story/hold-me-under-till-i-see-the-light
☾Beautiful Animal - Room: roommagazine.com/issues/twine
☾Zugzwang - CBC [excerpt]: cbc.ca/books/literaryprizes/zugzwang-by-shaelin-bishop-1.5977031

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
2:14 - The idea
4:24 - The first draft
10:04 - The self edit
12:12 - Workshop
13:21 - The post-workshop edit
17:12 - Proofreading & polishing
18:28 - Titles
21:41 - Submitting

MORE WRITING TIPS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oJsJ6LTZRtYtCHWi-5pjhQJ
WRITING VLOGS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oK35m9jtz_aR2t8Dssl6eqJ
WRITING CHATS & DISCUSSIONS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oLHy-zpu_yk7CfbJvrNc1O7
BOOK REVIEWS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oKlrHVFgs9UZCxJjB0Azqco

Check out more writing and publishing videos from me over @Reedsy!: youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ

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