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#FridayFlash Favorites (2010/07/26)
I missed a couple weeks, because my life exploded. So I’m trying to get back on track, and I’m starting with a #FridayFlash week: 3 […]
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#FridayFlash Favorites (2010/07/09)
Yeah, I was supposed to post this three days ago. If you want to read some of the sordid details of why I’m so behind, […]
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Flash Fiction Turn-ons and Turn-offs (part 2)
Yesterday, I began with part one, the first 3 turn-ons and 5 turn-offs. In this part, I finish with the final 4 turn-ons and 12 […]
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“Aha!” Moments and Character “Change”
I love character stories. In fact, I rarely enjoy a story unless it has a character-driven component. So I was naturally surprised that I so […]
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Tuesday’s #FridayFlash Favorites (2010/06/29)
Each Friday, writers post on twitter a link to a short-short story they’ve written, marked with the tag #FridayFlash. This week, I reran a story […]
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How to Write a Character-Driven Flash Story Really Fast
A couple Fridays ago— This is just after my computer gave out, and I was behind schedule on everything. Come Friday morning, I had not […]
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Crime Fiction: Ten Cliches to Avoid
I’ve been wrestling with a lot of personal issues, and I haven’t had the time I usually do to write. So I pulled out this […]
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#FridayFlash Favorites (2010/06/22)
Each Friday, writers post on twitter a link to a short-short story they’ve written, marked with the tag #FridayFlash. Mine this week I threw together […]
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10 Flash Fiction Writing Tips
Every writer who writes flash has one of these lists, even if flash is not his area of expertise. Even if he doesn’t write it […]
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