My Short Story

For my short story that I plan on writing, I have decided to make it a fiction. In order to make it a great story, I must first plan ahead. I started off by searching for tips for writing a fiction short story. I found and used this set of tips; http://jerz.setonhill.edu/writing/creative1/shortstory/ Reading through these tips, I have gotten a better idea of how to write a good short story and how to provide all of the short story necessities. One of the main points that I have learned from reading these tips is that the protagonist can not be a general character that people would expect and have already read about a million times. the main character must be unique so that the reader can enjoy the story better. the reader wants something new, so you must play to that. Since I plan on writing a dramatic short story, I must make my protagonist have a unique problem that causes drama and interest. I am not sure yet, but I believe that i will have my protagonist conquer whatever issues he has.