I’m well pleased with myself – not only I sent off the second submission of the year (I’ll have to put a counter here somewhere), but it’s a 1000-words flash fiction, a format I am always very uneasy with. I tend to be a long-winded sort of guy. I like long dialogues, and that’s not necessarily the best thing to do in a flash.
One thing I found works just fine is to have a strong idea of the conclusion. I’d go as far as to say that the last line should be the first thing to write, in a flash fiction.
Anyway, the story is now in the hands of the editors – and their judgment will be final. In the meantime, I’ll start working on the next short-short story. It would be nice to have it finished by tonight – 1500 words, no more.
8 January 2019 at 13:58
WOOP! If you get the gist for the flash fiction, I can foresee a lot of your stories out there.
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8 January 2019 at 17:32
Let’s hope it works – there’s a HUGE market, and it’s the sort of writing that takes a very small amount of time.
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