Today’s Tiny Task is:
Read a flash fiction story — preferably under 1,000 words.
Notice:
- What makes it work?
- How much character/worldbuilding can be conveyed in so few words?
- How does it feel satisfying, even though it’s short?
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FLASH FICTION FURTHER READING
Steve Almond, Stop
Erin Morgenstern, The Cat and The Fiddle
Ariel Berry, Useless Things
Naomi Kritzer, Paradox
Josh McColough, Meteor
Jennifer Wortman, Theories of the Point of View Shift in AC/DC’s ‘You Shook Me All Night Long’
Rachel Engelman, Joan of Arc Sits Naked In Her Dorm Room
Or read from these publications
Discussion:
What did you read? Drop a link (if it’s online), and tell us one technique the author used that impressed you.
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