Flash fiction refers to very short stories that are typically under 1,000 words. It's like a mini story that captures a moment or idea, providing a complete narrative in a compact format. It is concise, impactful, and often leaves readers with a powerful impression or surprise ending.
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Excellent addition to our growing collection
of flash fiction stories in the challenge.
We have everything from poetry competitions to awards for children's books, from
flash fiction contests to awards accepting entries from self - published authors.
I have written many stories that started out as
flash fiction pieces, but I never seen to be able to come up with my own prompts.
What surprised me was that people teach actual courses
in flash fiction writing.
Although I wasn't a fan at first, I started writing
flash fiction as a way to build publishing credits.
I have been working
on flash fiction over the past few months, so this is a great contest for me.
Many
flash fiction writers find it both amusing and challenging to write the shortest story they can manage while still having all the elements of a story.
Their website shows they are running two themed
flash fiction competitions, but one has a different word count depending on the webpage, and I've been unable to contact them.
All stories are short, which has to be expected
from flash fiction, but some are one - sentence long, and this sentence is just the right length.
I enjoy
reading flash fiction because it doesn't take long to read and there is often an interesting twist at the end.
I call it Short stories & stuff and I think I will for starters start
posting flash fiction with a picture.
Recently, I wrote a 500
word flash fiction piece for practice that will never see the light of day.
One of the winners of my first book wrote a great review saying he didn't
like flash fiction until he read my book.
To turn journal entries and personal anecdotes
into flash fiction, you must expand their boundaries.
I still don't see myself as a fiction writer but it's fun to «have a go» and I do
love flash fiction!
I was invited to write the second story, below, to appear in an interesting and unusual project that
used flash fiction to promote positive expectations of local government services.
I'm trying to sort out the true difference
between flash fiction and flash creative non-fiction as both can hold elements of truth ---- as we know it.
One major or supporting character per every 300 - 500 words is a good metric, and
most flash fiction stories only have one setting.
What
makes flash fiction different to the others is the point at which you enter and leave the story.
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