O.Henry, the popular American short story writer, says the following about the secret of Short Story writing. O.Henry was the pseudonym of William Sydney Porter (1862-1910). "I'll give you the sole secret of short-story writing, and here it is: Rule 1. Write stories that please yourself. There is no rule Rule 2. The technical points you can get from Bliss Perry. If you can't write a story that pleases yourself, you will never please the public. But in writing the story forget the public." Some of his popular short stories - An Afternoon Miracle A Car Loan The Detective Detector Hearts and Hands The Indian Summer of Dry Valley Johnson The Last Leaf
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