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Theme vs. Plot in Literary Publishing

Author offers advice for short story writing

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Richard Risemberg
Oct 13, 2022
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Richard Risemberg
Been writing forever, but got serious about submitting only about ten years ago. I've published over one hundred stories or poems since then. (Writing this in 2025.)
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