Finding links that are helpful to short story writers isn't always easy. Most of what applies to novel writing can be applied to shorts, as long as you can compress it down to the requisite 3000 to 5000 words or less. This morning I found several links that are specific to short story writers and their concerns.
Chuck Wendig has started a great conversation about writing short fiction over on his blog, Terrible Minds. http://terribleminds.com/ramble/2010/08/03/writing-short-fiction-an-uncertain-guide/
Over at Storytellers Unplugged, Carol Lanham has a post that explores rejection and when to rewrite a short story. http://storytellersunplugged.com/blog/2010/08/02/lets-go-fly-a-kite/
At the Book View Cafe there's an essay, with example, on how to write openings. While this example is for a novel, it's perfect advice for opening a short story. http://blog.bookviewcafe.com/2010/08/02/writing-nowadays-opening-patterns/
And over at Book Life Now they've started a new series focusing on zombies. They'll be interviewing eleven short story writers about writing zombie fiction. http://booklifenow.com
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