FlashFiction.Net

An interview with flash fiction writer Guy Hogan. (continue reading)

Always try to bring something new or unexpected to the story. That takes digging. Be prepared to dig a little. (continue reading)

As with a narrative of any length, arc & resolution should develop organically (or at least appear to develop organically) in service of the story (continue reading)

In an online thread someone had posted, “this thread has legs like a millipede.” So I followed that with, “or legs like Kate Moss.” (continue reading)

It’s always a challenge to construct a satisfying narrative arc within such a small space. (continue reading)

An interview with flash fiction writer Joanne Merriam. (continue reading)

In a piece of flash fiction, the story has to be told, and the character has to be developed, using just a few, key details and turns of phrase. (continue reading)

A link to Chad Simpson’s SmokeLong Quarterly interview about flash, in particular the role of flash in the writing/literature classroom. (continue reading)

Megan Rogers interviews flash fiction writer Mary Hamilton. (continue reading)

Kira Wells interviews PANK editor Roxane Gay. (continue reading)

Alina Ladyzhensky exposes flash fiction writer Elizabeth Ellen. (continue reading)

Tom Hazuka answers flashy questions, interviewed by Joanna Leigh Simon. (continue reading)

Flash Fiction Writer, Garret Gaudens, interviews Ethel Rohan. Her story collection CUT THROUGH THE BONE will be out in December 2010. (continue reading)

An interview with flash fiction writer Thomas Cooper, author of the award-winning flash collection PHANTASMAGORIA. (continue reading)

Flash fiction writer, Rachel Whitaker, interviews Sherrie Flick about her craft and inspiration. (continue reading)

Jordan Blum interviews flash fiction writer Sean Lovelace. (continue reading)

An interview with Barry Graham: flash writer, teacher, publisher, bad ass. (continue reading)

Writer Katie Baker interviews Caila Hagel, while focusing on her flash fiction chapbook, “Acts of Kindness and Excellence in Times Tables.” (continue reading)

Imagine that you asked me, “What draws you to the flash fiction form?” Imagine this is the answer. (continue reading)

In response to a post on my personal blog, a reader suggested I publish a series of interviews in which editors ‘list, in excruciating details, all that each editor desires in his/her stories.’ Wow. What a great idea. Not only does this provide authors with specific information about what editors are looking for in the submissions they receive, it offers editors a venue for advertising their publications and getting the word out about what, in their opinion, constitutes “good writing.” If you: 1. have a question or comment, 2. would like to suggest a publication, agent, or publisher for me to contact, or 3. are an editor, publisher, or agent and would like to participate in this project, please contact me. (continue reading)

Shoplifting. Delivering pizza. G-mail chats. Love. If you want to know where all of these intersect with writing, the answer lies in Tao Lin. (continue reading)

I spent part of an hour or so searching “how to write flash fiction” and reading over the top hits. I discovered some interesting “facts” about flash fiction. Highlights below. (continue reading)

This upcoming issue of SmokeLong Quarterly marks my last as an editor, and one thing I’ve always enjoyed about SLQ are the author interviews. Here are some of my favorite questions and answers, asked by a whole host of SLQ editors. (continue reading)

I thought I’d interview my family about this piece. (continue reading)

This entry is a follow-up to Thursday’s kind of abstract discussion about using Hegel’s ideas of tragedy in the writing of (short) short fiction. I thought maybe an example in which I talk about how I used these ideas in a particular story might be helpful. (continue reading)

I came across, a number of years ago, Joanne Avallon’s “All This” in Micro Fiction: An Anthology of Really Short Stories, and recently found her on Facebook, introducing myself, I think, with “Are you the Joanne Avallon who wrote that amazing story in that micro fiction anthology?” She was the Joanne Avallon. Today, Joanne talks about the story’s meaning to her as a writer and I talk about about the story from my perspective as its reader. But first, the ever-amazing “All This.” (continue reading)

So, by interviewing the internet, I’ve learned that the rule “show, don’t tell” doesn’t quite work as an all-encompassing rule. There must be some times when we should “tell, don’t show.” Yes? (continue reading)