Place it in a hyper-specific location. Don't say "a house." Say "the blue house next to the Kottu counter in Dehiwala."
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Keep it short. The best modern stories are only 800–1,200 words. Long stories lose the mobile reader's attention. Place it in a hyper-specific location
Do not start with "Once upon a time." Start with: "Meka mata unata mewa wediyata mata une eyata mahattaya kiyana kathawak..." (This didn't happen to me, but to a gentleman I know...). Vagueness makes it scary. They don't just want to hear about a