Flash Fiction is a literary form that takes a few elements, and tells a story very quickly. It’s a great tool for a writer to have in their writer’s toolbelt! It is difficult to write a good Flash Fiction story, but it also feels very good–like stretching muscles during a workout makes a person feel [...]
Flash Fiction is a literary form that takes a few basic elements (larger than life character, thought-provoking story line, quick conflict), and tells a story very quickly. Charles Dickens could probably take 14 pages to describe the wart on someone’s chin (because he was being paid by the word), but Flash Fiction tells [...]
We narrowed down the original entries to 63 student finalists and semi-finalists, who won a free membership to Write Now online writing lessons, and were invited to submit a professional book proposal for consideration for the grand prize. After reading, rereading, and rereading again, Injoy, Inc. has finally selected the winner of the Student Writing [...]
Anyone can write a book, but it takes talent to write a short story! To establish interesting characters, create a compelling plot, and weave in conflict and resolution in less than 1000 words takes skill and effort! Flash fiction is a style of fictional literature that can be as short as 300 words, or might [...]
Point of view is how the story-teller views the story. What do they see? How? Why? Common Points of View: First Person (a character is telling the story, and you only know what they know). Uses I, me, my a lot. Second Person (written as though the reader is the main character: you [...]