Each story has its own style and form with scenes, micro scenes, and a careful weaving of point of view from the protagonist. A short story means that every choice for the author feels important, and it is. Revising for the theme can help your story feel like it has a natural consistent voice and style, keeping your reader in the moment as they take this short journey with you. A good story can make the reader feel as if they've watched a whole film, or read a whole novel-- that's because of the point of view leaves room for the reader's imagination yet also remembering what they need to know and how to treat them as brilliant readers without keeping secrets from them. It's a relationship I can help you build into your writing.

The most important thing I look for in a short story is how the action and conflict, even the back story, are relayed through creative natural dialogue.  Does the story use these tools to do more with less? This is where everything hinges on revealing who your characters are and how they relate to their world. The short story plot must have enough conflict and resolution to give the reader a sense of wonder or closure, even to the point of an enjoyable reread. To me, short stories are like a slice of pie. They need layers of structure and opacity as well as a recognizable form that tells us the beginning, middle, and end.