Helen M Walters
This month’s story, which is by Louisa May Alcott who is best known for writing the novel Little Women, is a touching romance complete with moral message about the benefits of the love of a good woman. Written in 1869, Scarlet Stockings is very much of its time. I want to use it to illustrate how the use of colour can be significant in short story writing, and as always you will get the most from this masterclass if you first read the story: writ.rs/scarletstockings