Writing Short Stories with Manuel Gonzales • Reedsy

📚Overview

Short stories are packed with big ideas, and when you’re writing to a tight wordcount, every sentence needs to earn its place. Join critically-acclaimed short story writer Manuel Gonzales as he discusses how to craft short fiction that hooks readers immediately and stays with them long after the final page.

In this special Monday Masterclass, Manuel will guide you through the techniques he used when writing his multi-award-winning short story collection The Miniature Wife, now adapted into a TV series on Peacock.

Whether you’re working on short stories or full-length fiction, you’ll learn how to craft narratives that are vivid, tightly plotted, and impactful.

Schedule

EVENT

3pm - 4pm EDT

Writing Short Stories

In this hour-long talk with author Manuel Gonzales, you will learn:

The key elements to writing a short story
How to master consequential action and use it to drive your narrative forwards
Strategies for character development and worldbuilding in short fiction
Publication options for short story collections

Following the talk, there will also be a live Q&A where you can ask Manuel any questions about writing short stories, curating short fiction collections, and being optioned for a TV series.

Speakers

Manuel Gonzales

Author

Manuel Gonzales is the author of The Miniature Wife and Other Stories, which won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction and the John Gardner Prize for Fiction, and the novel The Regional Office is Under Attack! A graduate of the Columbia University Creative Writing Program, he has taught writing at the University of Kentucky, the Institute of American Indian Arts, and Bennington College.