Mortadella, Italy. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Some writers don’t like to write flash fiction because it’s too short. But in the case of flash fiction short is good.
Flash fiction is not meant to tell the entire story. It’s meant to tell a revealing piece of the entire story. It is meant to capture a meaningful tiny piece of the story that sheds light on the bigger story.
Flash flash is a defining moment in the larger story.
Think of flash fiction as a sample. You walk up to the meat counter in a store. You want to buy some meat for sandwiches. There are all kinds of cold cuts behind the glass. You can’t decide which lunch meat to get: ham, bologna, salami…
The clerk says, “Try this,” and hands you a slice of corn beef.
underword: flash fiction (Photo credit: piglicker)
“Yes,” you say after eating your slice of corn beef. “I’ll take a pound of corn beef.”
In other words, one slice of meat is not enough to make a sandwich, but it can give you a pretty good idea of what your sandwich will taste like.
Flash fiction works because it is so short.
*****
The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette is a paying market.
Related articles
- The Harpist – New Flash Fiction Story (heatherj22.wordpress.com)
Filed under: Commentaries | Tagged: bologna, flash fiction, ham, idea, paying market, Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette, salami, sandwiches, Writers | 2 Comments »
Germany Loves Flash Fiction
Pittsburgh 1 (Photo credit: ctj71081)
Pittsburgh Braces For Hurricane Sandy
The local mainstream media is full of stories about the impact that the winds and rain will have on the nation and on the Pittsburgh area.
*****
Today the Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette has gotten over 100 hits from Germany. Maybe it got all these hits from Germany because of the “Guest Writers” series or the “Woman As Art” series.
Maybe it’s because of “The Sunday Flash Fiction Story” series.
Woman As Art
Maybe it’s the insights on building a better blog. Or maybe it’s the intelligent discussion of why the idea of being in an online adult video is becoming more and more attractive to more and more women who otherwise have no intentions of making a career in the adult industry.
Whatever the reason, here at the Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette you will find serious writing and brazen sexuality in the same online magazine.
Related articles
Rate this:
Filed under: Commentaries | Tagged: adult industry, adult video, building a better blog, Germany, Hurricane Sandy, idea, local mainstream media, online magazine, Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette, serious writing | Leave a Comment »