How To Write Flash Fiction

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How To Write Flash Fiction
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What is Flash Fiction?

• As defined Flash fiction are not exactly short
  stories but they are characterized by their word
  count. With digitalization and social media, we
  are now very much used to saying and expressing
  ourselves in a few words. People nowadays are
  able to express themselves in 280 character
  limits in tweets or in comments (limited word
  count) on Instagram, Facebook, etc. So in todays
  time the increasing demand of flash fiction is
  very obvious.
• Flash Fiction the maximum word count limit is
  1500.
• Sudden Fiction the word count limit in this is
  750.
• Drabble/ Microfiction maximum word limit is 100.
• Twitterature max word limit is 280.
• Six word Story any story with a word only is a
  category itself too.

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1. Creative satisfaction

• as an author or a writer the one thing which
  needs to be fulfilled is the creative
  satisfaction. But this doesnt happen in real
  life so easily. For every author to write down a
  book is a time consuming job. In between writing
  that one main story, the writing skills need to
  be uplifted and renewed to make the authors work
  more relatable and updated too. In that matter
  the idea of writing a flash fiction can prove to
  be a great help for the author.
• Flash fiction helps in flowing the creative
  juices more freely and readily because when one
  has to express in minimum words then your
  vocabulary needs new words, more precise
  expression and clarity in the movement of the
  story. Flash fiction also helps in looking at the
  story as the main hero rather than about the
  other peripheral issues of the story. It is like
  squeezing out every possible drop of the
  knowledge within the writers capability to put a
  crisp, exciting and well structured story for the
  audience.

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2. Best suited for magazines

• Well flash fiction stories have been a favorite
  of magazines. These magazines are always looking
  out for fresh new ideas for its audience and
  these micro stories are a great catch. Not only
  that, these publications also help in making a
  path for new budding authors/writers. This way
  fresh new talent is given a chance in the writing
  industry. Well, flash fiction is a great example
  of experimentation too.
• 3. Can be easily published on social media
• one of the other major benefits writers can use
  is the fact that they can easily publish their
  own flash fiction on social media via their
  accounts. Social media platforms like Facebook,
  Instagram, Twitter, etc have plenty of flash
  stories floating around in form of blogs, email
  listings, etc.

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How To Write A Flash Fiction?

• As we discussed earlier flash fiction is becoming
  popular day by day, but still it is not discussed
  quite often and is not defined well by the
  literary giants till now. But it should be
  discussed more and more for the simple reason
  that its all about the story. In flash fiction
  the core is the storyline, its not about the
  characters and their surroundings, which consumes
  so many pages of so many books. Authors like
  Margaret Atwood, H.P.Lovecraft and David Foster
  Wallace have proved their mantle in this genre.

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• 1. Flash Fiction should have a proper beginning
  and climax any great writing in flash fiction
  focuses on the flashpoint (it is the center of
  the conflict of the story). Then followed by a
  well structured middle writing adds so much more
  to the flashpoint. Finally, it is about the
  climax, it is also essential as it sums up the
  whole story in a more effective way. A weak
  climax or end to the story can lead to an insipid
  experience. One more important thing to note down
  is the fact that all these stages of the story
  should connect to each other in a way that the
  momentum of the story is maintained. Otherwise,
  the story can fall flat easily at any point of
  time.
• 2. Dont introduce too many parallel plots and
  characters as in micro short story words are
  very limited so an author cant afford to lose
  them by introducing many characters and their
  other aspect of characterization. Alo sno need to
  introduce too many parallel or tangent issues
  within the micro short story. But yes if an
  author is planning a series of such a micro short
  story then some hints can be added for the
  continuity. So it is advised to have a compact
  and concise story for the best effective
  narration of the story for the reader.

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3. Follow the pattern to get the maximum result

• although creative fields like writing should not
  have any fixed pattern to follow. But for the
  ease of reading and readers, even writing has
  some formats and patterns, which help in
  attracting the target audience. So, in this way
  an author can reach out to its target audience
  easily and widely. Flash fiction like any other
  genre have some unique characteristics and form
  which are
• Prose that has intensity
• Narration that is effective and engaging
• Delivering maximum in minimum words
• Flash fiction is not about the word limit, its
  about expressing the idea in the shortest
  possible way in a very clear, sharp and engaging
  way to your audience.

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