Fantasy: April 02, 2008 Issue [#2309]
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1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
7. Removal instructions

About This Newsletter

My personal definition of flash fiction is a short story in a nutshell, while C. Hope Clark calls it “The Haiku of Fiction”.


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Letter from the editor

Flash fiction, as defined by G. W. Thomas, is a story between 300 and 1,000 words, while he defines Micro-fiction as having 10 to 300 words. Whatever your definition of flash fiction, this type of story contains all the elements of a short story, but in a condensed version.

Flash fiction can be difficult to write and review because of its size and word count requirements. These stories cannot contain excess descriptions. Every word in a flash fiction story must be necessary to the plot. In addition, the story has to get to the point quickly.

Composing flash fiction is a good exercise to hone a writer’s skill. However, when creating this type of fantasy story the author has to presume that the reader knows something about the rules of magic and other elements used in the plot. Every component used in a flash fiction plot must be believable within the context of the story.

Reviewing flash fiction is a great exercise as well. When reviewing a story of 10 to 1,000 words decide on the elements you want to look for in the story. There are numerous ways to review a story written in a nutshell. After reading and review several flash fiction stories the one element they all have in common is the unexpected twist that takes your breath away.



Editor's Picks

The following flash fiction fantasy stories have some interesting twists.

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The story of a magical pumpkin's journey (flash fiction).
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This is a group of related fantasy stories.

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Entries for the Flash Fiction Holiday Challenge.
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For those who like entering contests here are some flash fiction contest to check out.

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Enter your story of 300 words or less.
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A new challenge with prompts each fortnight for inspiration
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Ask & Answer

Hina Cyanvia Author Icon

Hello!
You're right. It wasn't a bad idea to to find a name that suits your character. It can be interesting when you found out a normal name have a 'beautiful' means like Stephanie that means 'crown' in Greek. i hope your next newsletter would be as good or better than this week. Thank you!


Brooke mlarsen05

Hey Prosperous Snow. You ask "How do you choose the names of your characters?" I've tried the look-in-a-book-for-the-definition route and that usually fails me. The names I use always feel right, like the character has told me what their name has always been. It's a beautiful thing when your characters start to tell you their own story (not to be confused with insanity), and I'd advise any writer to stay away a name just because they like the way it sounds, but to discover the name by letting the character tell his/her own story.
Cheers, Brooke

I choose the names in different ways. Sometimes they just come to me and at other times, I pick a name for its meaning.



A thinker never sleeps A thinker never sleeps Author Icon

I choose them either by scrolling through baby name websites or for surnames I pick a city and look through popular obituary and census names.

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