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FLASH FICTION:
In brief, flash fiction is a short
form of storytelling. Defining it by the number of words or sentences or even
pages required to tell a story, however, is impossible, for it differs from
writer to writer, editor to editor. Some purists insist that it is a complete
story told in less than 75 words; others claim 100 should be the maximum.
For less-rigid flashers, anything under 1,000 words can be considered flash-worthy.
And there are even a few who stretch their limits to 1,500 words.
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"Unlike novels, short stories seem perfectible, but getting them
perfected is very frustrating. Novels are comfortable, large, forgiving
-- novels can have all sorts of structural inadequacies, but still be great
books. A story with that will be seen as some failed thing."
Richard Ford
(pulitzer
prize winner)
10 steps
to not screwing up your own
writing.
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" Pulitzer would
have been pleased to know that in the conduct of the Pulitzer Prize system
which he later established, more awards in journalism would go to exposure
of corruption than to any other subject. "
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counterthrust
when the story goes into high gear
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Keep in mind
the kind of story you’re telling.
Any story is about the relationship of an individual
to society. A comic story describes an isolated individual achieving
social integration either by being accepted into an existing society
or by forming his own. This integration is often symbolized by a wedding
or feast. A tragic story describes an integrated individual who becomes
isolated; death is simply a symbol of this isolation.
The plot should keep us in some degree of suspense about
what kind of story we’re reading. Even if we know it’s a comedy where
boy gets girl, the precise nature of the comic climax (how he succeeds)
should come as a surprise. If we know the hero is doomed, his downfall
should stem from a factor we know about but have not given sufficient weight
to.
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“Genre”
simply means a kind of literature (usually fiction)
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The Story
Synopsis
The story synopsis
or outline can take many forms;
it has no rigid format. But the synopsis, like the manuscript, should
be double-spaced and highly legible, with frequent paragraphing.
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"People go to author web sites to find out about their
favourite author. They are not looking to be entertained with unpleasant
graphics, flashing pointers and links to irrelevant eCommerce sites.
"
http://www.wordup.co.uk/
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ANOTHER
NAME FOR GOD:
third-person omniscient
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RE:
Webwriting
"One of an author's tasks, however, is to write in the language
and style of the reader."
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~webteach/articles/text.html
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