One major or supporting character per every 300 - 500 words is a good metric, and
most flash fiction stories only have one setting.
Not exact matches
«Like the
most diligent of cultural anthropologists, the editors of
Flash Fiction International have sifted through centuries of micro art to record and then exhibit these enduring small
stories, common in their humanity but culturally distinct in their presentations.
While this style works for
flash fiction and some short
stories, it doesn't work for
most longer form writing.
I would also say
flash fiction is related to poetry, but only when it comes to the economic use of the
most effective words and by creating impressions in the mind of the reader, forcing the reader to «sense» the
story.
Publish something every month (at least 12 publications)--
most of these will probably be short
stories or
flash fiction anthologies, but I also intend to be working on some longer - format
fiction, and probably some non-
fiction too.
Flash fiction seems to suit today's readers preferences though looking at the results of the survey
most prefer short
stories to anything else.
I had a few things come out, but I'd really like to use
most of this space to promote the
stories in Mixed Up: Cocktail Recipes (and
Flash Fiction) for the Discerning Drinker (and Reader).
Most flash fiction markets don't pay at all, but the garden gnomes are at least willing to pay $ 5 for the best monthly
story that meets the strictures of three arbitrary criteria, namely:
This collection of
flash fiction, short
stories, poems, and essays illustrate an imaginative new take on one of the
most famous literary tales in history.
I've written a few pieces of
flash fiction and one short
story where I somehow «magically» landed on the perfect
story that was finished being told in only 3000 words — but that one was
most definitely a fluke since I can't seem to be able to do it again on demand.
When writing your fictional
stories, they will take shape in one of the following basic forms, each varying in length / word count: Novels Novellas Short Stories Flash Fiction The obvious difference, for the most part, is their word count /
stories, they will take shape in one of the following basic forms, each varying in length / word count: Novels Novellas Short
Stories Flash Fiction The obvious difference, for the most part, is their word count /
Stories Flash Fiction The obvious difference, for the
most part, is their word count / length.