Flash fiction

To complement PhilpotNew U1.10 Short stories and novels

Definition: a type of fiction characterized by being very short, typically consisting of only a few hundred words.

* Can fall under any genre, although the more common genres include romance, thrillers, horror, sci-fi and fanfiction.

* Brief- compresses an entire story into the space of a few paragraphs. The average word count ranges anywhere from five to 1,500 words, but the consensus is that the maximum tops out at 2,000.

* Despite its briefness, it has a complete plot and still offers character as well as plot development. 

* Has few characters.

* Often incorporates surprise, usually in the form of a twist ending or an unexpected last line.

* Tends to be published in anthologies, journals, and collections.

* The aim of flash fiction is to prompt the reader to think deeply about the true meaning of the story.

Example: https://www.fridayflashfiction.com/100-word-stories/the-end-by-mary-wallace

It lay on the bed; its red cover stupidly declaring its name, as if the fact that it usually lay hidden in a locked drawer wasn't enough to proclaim its purpose.

Life had been different lately. She was bored; she could no longer tolerate his gentleness, and yet his quiet integrity was the thing that had once attracted her.

Marie watched through the keyhole as he replaced the journal back into its drawer unopened. How much easier if he'd opened it and read her message.

Damn his honesty, she thought, I'll have to end it in person.

A most famous six-word story: https://i.imgur.com/gQlAy.jpg

Task: write your own.

Two-sentence horror stories:

https://www.boredpanda.com/short-scary-two-sentence-horror-stories/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic

Sources: https://blog.reedsy.com/what-is-flash-fiction/

https://www.writersdigest.com/improve-my-writing/flash-fiction-faqs

https://medium.com/@joannasmith008/everything-you-need-to-know-about-flash-fiction-29e2513b4f4a

Twitterature: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitterature

Drabble: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drabble