Last year I got together with Marya Brennan, the director of NaNoWriMo’s Young Writers’ program to talk about short stories.
We had so much fun that we decided to do it again this year. This time we took a close look at Flash Fiction. Here’s a replay of the livestream.
If you have any young people in your life, they may want to enter the NaNoWriMo YWP’s Flash Fiction Contest, running now (closing date: May 31)
We’re all alchemists, here, turning an abundant resource (ideas) into something much more valuable (stories) and today i want you to include some alchemy in your story
Write a flash fiction story in which a character transforms something seemingly worthless into something valuable
This month’s focus is on Flash Fiction. Flash isn’t just short, it is urgent. And so is today’s prompt
Time’s Up
This week’s prompt was inspired by the flash fiction story Joan of Arc Sits Naked In Her Dorm Room by Rachel Engelman
Write a 750 word story featuring a character from history or mythology, but place them in a different era
Yesterday, I reviewed “Useless Things” by Ariel Berry, and it gave me the writing prompt for today’s Flash Fiction focused prompt
Write a story of fewer than 1000 words, that features a twist on a topic/event that might be seen as a disaster. Show us how your character pulls another meaning from it
Yeah, yeah we’re writing super-short stories this month (well, some of us are!), but do they flash?
Write a story in under 1000 words focusing on creating one billiant image in your reader’s mind.
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