article_snippet: It should be fairly obvious to you what the role of a short story is in modern literature.
article_snippet: Study particularly the American short story writers like O'Henry and Runyon and Hawthorne and Poe, and lots and lots of English ones. '
article_snippet: Study Hemingway, particularly Roald Dahl early work and learn how to write short sentences and how to eschew all those beastly adjectives. '
article_snippet: I was a big fan of Roald Dahl's short stories aimed at adults, like Kiss Kiss.
article_snippet: I loved their dark elements, the twist in the tale. '
article_snippet: Roald Dahl's advice has informed whatever writing style I have had since, especially in news reporting.'
highlights_snippet: The 17-year-old had written story as part of an A Level project .
  