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Action/Adventure: January 29, 2013 Issue [#5465]

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 This week: Micro Action/Adventures
  Edited by: NaNoNette Author IconMail Icon
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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

Hello writers and readers of action and adventure, I am NaNoNette Author Icon - guest editor for this issue.


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Letter from the editor

Micro Action/Adventures


Is it possible to write anything without including at least a tiny little bit of action and adventure? I don't think so. How does a horror story create the chills for you? Either through a character going on a scary adventure or performing unsafe actions. Going into a dark basement is an action. Yes, I know this is a basic approach to defining action. However, there is no story without any action in it. Unless of course your action is about somebody sitting silently on a couch. Not much there.

Which brings me to "not much."

While a nice long and epic action adventure novel or even series of novels is a fun way to be taken away on adventures, it sometimes doesn't take more than a few well-placed words to capture you.

Writing in 55 word, 100 word, or 300 word vignettes is an art in itself. Oh, and did I mention haiku? Distilling a whole grand adventure or even just one scene into a very short text is not easy, but possible. Let this well-written essay on the topic guide you in finding your micro-fiction voice. "How To Write Good Flash Fiction" Open in new Window. Then, go on and read some ultra-short stories. Finally, take part in the micro-fiction contests.



Editor's Picks

This author has written so many flash fiction stories, and not all are action/adventure in genre, but all highlight brevity in writing.
Daily Flash Fiction Stories Open in new Window. (E)
These stories have a max length of 300 words and follow a prompt
#1432920 by Hyperiongate Author IconMail Icon

 Cataclysm's End Open in new Window. (E)
A cataclysm from beginning to end - in 55 words
#1416583 by Ben Langhinrichs Author IconMail Icon

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#1111795 by Not Available.

 Oops. Open in new Window. (13+)
55 Word Contest Entry
#1864970 by Sir Various Author IconMail Icon

 A Pirate in the Making Open in new Window. (E)
55-Word Story Contest Entry
#1307397 by thush writing 55 word stories! Author IconMail Icon

 To Fly Open in new Window. (E)
To fly. I would.
#940455 by Leger~ Author IconMail Icon

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#1854914 by Not Available.

Daily Flash Fiction Challenge Open in new Window. (13+)
Enter your story of 300 words or less.
#896794 by Arakun the twisted raccoon Author IconMail Icon

The Hint Fiction Contest Open in new Window. (ASR)
Can you tell a story with only a few words? Hint Fiction requires a silver pen.
#1253724 by Storm Machine Author IconMail Icon

 55 Words - Hall of Fame Open in new Window. (E)
Past winners from the Amazing 55 Word Contest
#1295238 by Storm Machine Author IconMail Icon


 
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Ask & Answer

In response to my last Action/Adventure newslettter "Action Adventures Make Great Series" Open in new Window., I received the following comments.

hopelesslyoptm wrote: Thank you for mentioning my novel in your newsletter. It was most kind of you :) "Invalid Item" Open in new Window.

You're welcome. *Smile*

k-9cooper wrote: Yes, I see what you mean. You have to make the character intresting. Dahh LOL. More like relatable. It is easier to read about a character that you can relate than one you can't.

Very true. Creating relatable characters is not always easy.

BIG BAD WOLF is Howling Author Icon wrote: Plenty of excitement to be had. "Planet Animalus Book Summaries" Open in new Window.

Why yes. That's why we write action/adventures. To create vivid fictional worlds first for us, then to share.

just4him wrote: Thank you for highlighting my newest work - Out of the Darkness. It was my NaNo book last year. Valerie "Invalid Item" Open in new Window.

Epic body of work there. I felt it belonged in a newsletter about epic works. *Smile*

percy goodfellow Author Icon wrote: Glad to read your piece as guest writer for the Action Adventure Newsletter. I share your views and thought your comments, "spot on." Percy

Thank you for the kind acknowledgement. *Smile*

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