Reading is an effective way to becoming a better writer and with each unique story is an opportunity for you to be both inspired by the work of the author.
Each new read can:
With MeeQi giving away a free short story every day, 2010 brings a great opportunity for you to add reading inspiration to your day.
The free short stories which will be available to download will cover a diverse range of genres and styles by an equally diverse range of authors.
Here is a taste of the inspiration which 5 authors will promise to bring in 2010:
You may recognise the Jack London name made famous by novels such as White Fang, The Call of the Wild, The Sea-Wolf, and The Iron Heel, however arguably, the true genius of Jack London lay in his incredibly well-constructed short stories.
The Jack London sixty minute stories will inspire by showing you just how effective and powerful the short story form can be.
Mark Twain was an immensely popular American author and humorist. The keen wit and incisive satire of the “greatest American humorist of his age” led Mark Twain to produce classic short stories of satire and equally classic quotes such as “Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest” and “If you have nothing to say, say nothing”.
A true master of wit – watch out for the Twain Sixty Minute Stories.
In the late 1800s, Oscar Wilde was a playwright, poet and author of many short stories and penned The Importance of Being Earnest – a play which is still widely performed today. The short stories of Oscar Wilde will inspire you with unique form of raw biting wit.
Strangely curious short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, a name synonymous with mystery and macabre, illustrates the range of the 365 short stories which will be made available to download for free.
The short stories of Edgar Allan Poe will bring humour, satire as well as help you see the boundaries which can be pushed, not only in short story writing, but also in writing culture and genre.
The stories of O.Henry (William Sydney Porter) are as famous for their clever endings as O.Henry himself was famous for his wit, wordplay and warm characterisations.
The short stories of O.Henry – which you can download straight to your mobile or iPhone – will no doubt be inspirational. After all, with the prestigious award for short stories, the O.Henry Award, named after Porter himself, you will find it hard not to be inspired by this absolute master of short story writing.
You can keep updated on the free Sixty Minute Stories as they are released by following us on twitter (@60minutestory).
Each short story will be compiled, optimised and available for reading on computers, laptops, cellphones, e-book readers, and the iPhone and iPod touch; and will be a maximum of 15,000 words long.
We hope to make 2010 an inspired year for you and your writing – and you can start by spending as little as an hour of your day on yourself, in the short stories of some truly iconic authors.
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