The Writer's Chatroom Topic Chat
Published: Wed, 01/02/13
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(Sally Franklin Christie is in charge tonight)
Many visitors to the chatroom have seen my comment thAT 'brevity is my longsuit.' I like short fiction. I learned to write fiction that was 2000 words or less. A novel sized story was a reach for me. I still prefer to capture things and deliver them in few words.
Flash Fiction can be very powerful. Struck by an image or thought or just the sound of a word echoing through your mind at 2 AM? Jot it down and expanded later.
Flash Fiction can be done in one sitting. I've entered a few Flash Fiction Contests and I know I placed first in one of them. Flash Fiction is something a writer can commit to doing once a day, once a week or once a month.
Do you have a favorite Flash Story? Do you have a pocket full of ideas for a Flash?
I saw a place online that was looking for 3 part Flash Stories that would fit, one at a time, on a coffee bag. I don't know if it is still out there but I thought it was a brilliant idea. Maybe you know a great place to submit Flash...
The link below will give you the Skinny on Writing a Flash...
Gather your favorite pen and notebook. Drop by The Writer's Chatroom and let's play with words. Come up with ideas for a Flash and share them, for the first hour. We'll take any other questions you may have in the second hour. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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