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Flash Fiction
« on: March 11, 2007, 06:28:38 PM »
Just wondering if anyone has ever heard of this before? I just came upon the idea very recently and it's really helped me with my writing and character developement for my non bsb writings.

Basically it's just a really short story no more than 500 words, where you are given a topic or theme and have to create some kind of story around it.

I was just curious lol you probably all have heard of it before but it was news to me.
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Re: Flash Fiction
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2007, 06:48:57 PM »
That's sort of how my contests were run... *shrugs* I didn't know it was called Flash fiction though.
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Re: Flash Fiction
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2007, 07:37:59 PM »
i never heard of it, but i'm skeptical since staying under 500 words for me would be really tough. i tend to overwrite i guess.
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Re: Flash Fiction
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2007, 08:03:08 PM »
I think that's the challenge of it. To be able to not be so wordy lol I know it's tough for me too. My chapters tend to be endless sometimes.


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Re: Flash Fiction
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2007, 09:01:54 PM »
I heard about it in my creative writing class, and I've read a few, but I've never written one.
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Re: Flash Fiction
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2007, 02:45:35 AM »
Quote from: MellzBellz on March 11, 2007, 07:37:59 PM
i never heard of it, but i'm skeptical since staying under 500 words for me would be really tough. i tend to overwrite i guess.


hahahaha Mel! I think you and I have the same problem! I think I would die having to stay under 500 words... I'll probably exceed that in this post! I've never heard of it either, but it sounds interesting... What kind of topic do you mean? I'm sort of curious to try it.
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Re: Flash Fiction
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2007, 02:26:06 PM »
You can write about anything, really. :) That's the beauty of it. :)
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Re: Flash Fiction
« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2007, 06:51:22 PM »
The one I just did the topic was city smells lol and you had to write 500 words or less.

It was a lot of fun but really challenging.

http://mares-braincandy.com/citysmells.html
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Re: Flash Fiction
« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2007, 01:15:08 PM »
never heard of it but it sounds interesting! i should try write one just for fun one of these days, lol. but city smell? ok, that's a toughie!
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Re: Flash Fiction
« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2007, 01:19:40 PM »
Quote from: mare on March 13, 2007, 06:51:22 PM
The one I just did the topic was city smells lol and you had to write 500 words or less.

It was a lot of fun but really challenging.

http://mares-braincandy.com/citysmells.html

just read yours. wow. that last line broke my heart :( and lol okay, i can smell the things you're describing, which means it worked but dude...next time, how abt some roses and pizzas smell?
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Re: Flash Fiction
« Reply #10 on: March 19, 2007, 04:28:57 AM »
Quote
The one I just did the topic was city smells lol and you had to write 500 words or less.

It was a lot of fun but really challenging.

http://mares-braincandy.com/citysmells.html

Just read it all though I have never been there before I could really see it...like Mers said the last two sentences were really sad...good job!
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Re: Flash Fiction
« Reply #11 on: March 19, 2007, 05:52:35 PM »
Quote from: kevmylove on March 19, 2007, 04:28:57 AM
Just read it all though I have never been there before I could really see it...like Mers said the last two sentences were really sad...good job!

Thanks Erika :)
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