Another entry for Flash!Friday. (http://flashfriday.wordpress.com/) The Challenge: 200 Words Exactly Based on the following image: The Entry: Engineering Dream (Short form) Alex waited anxiously as the engineering review board studied his request to preserve a derelict spaceship. The fact that the craft was still functional after a century and a half indicated that studying it […]
Read More Friday’s Flash Fiction – Engineering DreamAnother flash fiction, another tale of editing in the fast lane. This week, I got a late start and ended up doing a lot of adjusting sections of story as I went. I had less than an hour to write before it was due and since I was in a hurry, I didn’t keep as […]
Read More Anatomy of an Edit: Part VYesterday I posted my edits for the flash fiction contest I’d entered, taking the story down to it’s required 150 words (give or take 25), and I said, that it would be a better story if I could take it to the 300-500 range. This sounded like a good exercise to me, and so this […]
Read More FlashFiction rewriteAnother Friday!Flash, and another post writing break down. This time the prompt was the Mona Lisa – word count 150 give or take 25. Admittedly that gave me a lot more leeway than last week’s challenge, but I was about to find out that that isn’t always enough. I’m discovering that with flash fiction, […]
Read More The anatomy of an edit: Part IIIThe more flash fiction I write the more I enjoy it. I also fear it. As if limiting myself to 500 words or less to tell a story weren’t hard enough, last Friday I tried my hand at telling a story in 95-105 words, and today the goal was 100 words exactly. I thought 100 […]
Read More Flash Fiction AddictionI don’t know about you, but I love watching DVD extras. I love the behind the scenes features where you get a glimpse into what went into the production and I love bloopers. I love to see a before and after when special effects are added, and the details that go into the effects. This […]
Read More Anatomy of an editI wrote my first flash fiction yesterday, and it was oddly more challenging that I’d expected. There are the standard concerns: will I be able to come up with something for a prompt and have it ready to post within 24 hours; I’m posting in front of strangers, who are reading for the flash, not […]
Read More Writing my first flash fiction