Here’s an analogy that may help to explain what the writer of flash fiction tries to do. In a movie, no matter how long the movie is, there comes the pivotal scene where the protagonist will succeed or fail. This scene will resolve the main underlying tension of the film. This scene will answer the central question that was put forward earlier in the story.
It is this scene and only this scene that the flash fiction writer tries to capture. This one scene has to make sense to the reader. So the flash fiction writer will have only a minimum number of characters in the scene and the scene will only take place during a narrow period of time.
This is how flash fiction is like making a movie.
Sex, Booze and a Short Memory (A Short Story)
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A Celebration Of Flash
Writing good flash (articles, commentaries and fiction) is tough to do. It’s not just about being short. All the necessary information has to be there. There has to be clarity. There has to be unity. There has to be brevity.
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Flash is not only a literary genre. It is also a state of mind. Look around. Explore. Join the adventure that is flash. Here is life on the page. Enjoy. Have fun.
And don’t forget to tell all your friends.
This is the Old Soldier reporting from Oakland in the heart of the City of Pittsburgh.
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