Short Story Idea Touch Ups

In the course of writing for Short Story Contests, there are several that I never actually finished, or ones that I had to prematurely wrap up. Of these ideas, which do you think garners completion and/or expansion for another contest?

  • A shadowy shapeshifter often in the guise of a cat haunts Claudia Llorente, punishing the woman for her mistreatment of those closest to her, and ultimately framing her for the murder of her sister.
  • Leigh Emisand is a recently graduated Archeologist finally on her way to Egypt, but when myths come to life and danger unfolds, it might spell death in the dunes.
  • Meet Toni, Joana and Emily, and more of the survivors of a plane crash in the mountains, who could only survive by the darkest means, a curse they still feel in adulthood.
  • Lucie Cinira is a former British spy, hiding with her girlfriend in the countryside. Her secret is revealed when one of the people following her winds up dead in their living room.
  • York Adlon is a maid for the affluent Greenmore family, and wound up in an affair with its patriarch, Gilbert. But when his wife dies, everyone’s dirty laundry is revealed.
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Honestly, all of these could harbor an interesting expansion. You could also write an entire book with these short stories in it and somehow, someway tie them all together or even keep them separated.

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I’ve been thinking of putting together an anthology, I just need to actually finish them is the problem.:sweat_smile:

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I totally get you! It’s so hard to finish a book no matter what kind it is😂

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