Th history of short story writing

Skills used and developed now

So far the skills I have used are my people skill, my organisation skills and my research skills. I have used my people skills to engage in a conversation with a short story author. I have asked him questions about short story writing. I have used my organisation skills to manage my time well and keep to personal deadlines. Finally I have used my research skills, so far I have researched different short story writers in the UK and their various different pieces of work. Also I have looked at many short story books. I have used my technical skills to create a gantt chart. This will help me plan out my tasks and organise my time. A new skill that I have learnt is how to write a questionnaire I have previously never done this, so I wrote a draft one then changed it to make it more specific to the author.

Title for my project

A collection of short stories in the horror genre

Questionare

Why do you write short stories?
What inspires the stories you write?
Name 3 devices that you think makes a short story successful?
If you had to give someone a piece of advice on writing short stories what would you say?
Why do you think short stories are so popular?
Do you encounter any difficulties whilst writing short stories?