More from our friend Bakhtin. He defines for us a difference between an epic and a novel.
An epic tells a story. There is only one Tristan. A novel shows in a particular way and there can be several versions of Tristan. There will be a narrative balance that includes only the tiniest bit of exposition, but plenty of dialogue, inner monologue and action and just the right amount of description.
What Bakhtin says here of the novel is also true of the short story.
Take a well-known myth or legend and retell it for the 21st century reader. You may like to do this as a piece of flash fiction or start a larger project.
Make the characters seem human.
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