Flash fiction is short story. This is the short form of storytelling. The exact definition of flash fiction is not known. Referring to the article of "Flashes on the Meridian:Dazzled by Flash Fiction"by Pamelyn Casto -lot of other names including Flash fiction definition in it.
Some definitions are sudden, postcard, furious, minute, short-short stories, skinny, quick, micro fiction. According to french these are "les nouvelles". In China several names are attached to flash litterature:some call it pocket-size story, others call it little-short-story, etc. It is minute-long story or palm-sized story but smoke-long story,too. Interesting denominations.
Such an evidence that lot of us would like to become known writers. Flash fiction is the genre for them.
How to write flash fiction?What techniques to use?The essential is telling a story that uses main words with hard core story. Put elegance and beauty but also inspiration for your readers in your flash story.
Write complete story or stories. What is a complete story?A complete flash story should contain a beginning, a middle and an end also. Beginning should be clear, middle should be grabbing and strong, ending must be definitive.
When writing do not think about length. Less your inspiration overtake and write your story. Then look at it.
Then begin to peel it. Mark adjectives and adverbs you find in your flash story. You will see the diminition of your words quickly.
Identify the basic, simple parts of your story. Is your story clear?Will your readers understand it?Remember:clear beginning, strong center, concluding ending. Edit the story.
Think about the points of your story. Some problems are the abrupt beginnings and sudden endings which leave readers breathless.
Think about your unnecessary sentences also. Flash descriptions are short and essential. "The criminal shut down his victim."Imagine you write flash fiction from margin to margin. These are your walls. Short sentences less you much more space to move into walls.
When finished,you should submit your story. There are several online and print magazines, medias specialized on flash fiction publications.
Here are some:
www.flashfictiononline.com
www.greentricycle.com/main/guidelines.html
http://smokelong.com
the ffw anthology
Resources:
www.writing-world.com/fiction/flash.shtml
www.flash-fiction-world.com/writers-market.html
