Post by JDawson on Mar 20, 2009 15:27:01 GMT -5
Flash fiction is the art of writing a story in as few words as possible. Length varies from market to market, but the standard, generally-accepted length of a flash fiction piece is 1000 words or less. This boot camp is open to stories up to 1200 words because we will also focus on chopping words, and to do that you'll need words to start with.
From wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_fiction
Other names for flash fiction include sudden fiction, microfiction, micro-story, postcard fiction, and short short story, though distinctions are sometimes drawn between some of these terms; for example, sometimes 1,000 words is considered the cut-off between "flash fiction" and the slightly longer "sudden fiction".
Regardless of length, flash fiction stories ARE still stories. They must still have a beginning, a middle, and an end with a main character and a resolution of some sort. Very few stories can work without these basic requirements.
From wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_fiction
Other names for flash fiction include sudden fiction, microfiction, micro-story, postcard fiction, and short short story, though distinctions are sometimes drawn between some of these terms; for example, sometimes 1,000 words is considered the cut-off between "flash fiction" and the slightly longer "sudden fiction".
Regardless of length, flash fiction stories ARE still stories. They must still have a beginning, a middle, and an end with a main character and a resolution of some sort. Very few stories can work without these basic requirements.