The Best Fiction Is Drama

There is nothing like live theatre.  The actors on the stage and the audience in the seats form a community.  This community is the core of all drama. It is the responsibility of the writer of flash fiction and the short story to create this community between the characters of the story and the reader. One [...]

Can A Fiction Writer Really Capture Life?

Can a fiction writer really capture life?  As Governor Sarah Palin would say, “You betcha!”  I would never vote for Governor Palin; but if I was as successful as a blogger as she is as a politician…Enough!  The Gazette is about writing fiction, not about politics. Too many novice writers have their flash fiction and short [...]

Writers, What Do Your Short Stories Sound Like?

Yes, my brother and sister bloggers and writers, what do your short stories sound like?  I’m not talking about adding media to your stories.  I’m talking about adding sense details to your short stories and flash fiction. Technology can’t do it all for a writer.  A writer has to do this on his or her [...]

If You Have Writer’s Block Write A Story About It

If you are a blogger/writer and you blog long enough you can bet you will have writer’s block some time in your writing career. The best cure is to continue to live your life and keep writing.  You say you can’t keep writing because that’s the problem?  Well, write an article or a short story about it.  [...]

Over 80 Miscellaneous Links To Explore

The news is out.  The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette has all kinds of miscellaneous links to great short stories and great articles on writing to explore.  The links deal with boyfriends and girlfriends, men and women, husbands and wives and writing. These are the perfect links for a hot July 2009, the summer of sex and [...]

Editor’s Tip For July 17, 2009

The new cinematic flash fiction story is just like a movie: The writer wants the reader to see what’s going on.  Like any movie, the new cinematic very short story needs a soundtrack.  How to Add a Soundtrack to Your Writing will address this issue. It’s a dreary day for blogging in Pittsburgh.  Still, life must [...]

Your Short Story Needs A Soundtrack

That’s right.  Your short story needs a soundtrack.  The reader hears the soundtrack of your story in his or her mind. Sight, sound, smell, taste and touch all come together in the writing of a story.  Most writers are aware of sight; but may neglect the other senses.  Here is an article that addresses the [...]

A New Article For Writers

Many things go into good flash fiction, micro fiction, sudden fiction, postcard fiction and mini fiction.  Writing these very short stories requires compression on a scale that a poet would appreciate.  A blogger definitely wants a reader to see what is going on in the story.  But for the reader to get the full impact [...]