by Kathy Edens Aug 09, 2018 People change. Who you were as a young teenager is hopefully different from your adult self. Perhaps you changed and grew into a more mature, self-confident, and accomplished person thanks to your experiences in life. Or maybe you went through a nasty divorce and now can’t trust anyone. And think about […]
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What exactly IS flash fiction? That’s an excellent question. And depending on who you ask, you’ll get a very different answer. For Flash Fiction Online purposes, we consider flash fiction to be a very short story with a complete character arc written within the confines of 500-1000 words. We know that’s asking a lot (and that’s part
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By Denise Ganley Here are thirteen specific tricks (and a writing exercise) about how to write flash fiction (including insanely short stories).* 1. Take out all unnecessary words. Practice on Twitter. I kid you not, and I speak from experience. Nothing shows you how to whittle down a sentence to the key elements better than Twitter.
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Kristen Kieffer March 11, 16 How you choose to structure and style your story’s prose can make all the difference. Two of the biggest elements that affect your prose are, of course, point-of-view and tense. Does it really matter if you write your book in first-person or third-person? In past or present tense? In some
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Your Ultimate Guide to Character Development: 9 Steps to Creating Memorable Heroes
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