Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I write flash because I adore the compression of it. I love telling bits of a story and letting the reader fill in the rest. I like this in longer work, too. Subtext has always fascinated me. I also like to write a lot … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Francine Witte
Author: Tommy Dean
Mini-Interview with Kristin Tenor
"Resonance is the gold standard to any lasting piece of literature, however, the possibilities in flash fiction to meld narrative and emotion in such a concise, complex way defines real artistry to me."
Mini-Interview with Roppotucha Greenberg
Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? Because longer short stories are out to get me. I sink into their world, meet some characters, hope to make a few friends, and crash. Boom. They end it all. And I am left hanging in the in-between-books type of abyss . I think … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Roppotucha Greenberg
Mini-Interview with Melissa Ostrom
Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I enjoy writing all sorts of things: short stories, novels, blog posts, and poems. I’ve even written a play. But I think many of my better pieces are flashes. Crafting flash feels adventurous. It frees me—turns my mind malleable and playful. If churning out … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Melissa Ostrom
Mini-Interview with Sutton Strother
Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I started writing flash right after I completed the first draft of a novel. For me, it was a chance to flex some writing muscles I’d been neglecting, particularly voice and attention to detail. I’d lost sight of those things because I’d been so … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Sutton Strother
Mini-Interview with Chris Drangle
Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I’m not sure if this is comic or tragic, but I started writing flash for the gratification of finishing something. I was in the middle of writing a novel—years of it behind me, years to go—and I just felt starved for that crossing-the-finish-line feeling, … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Chris Drangle
Mini-Interview with Hannah Gordon
Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I started writing flash fiction because of my short attention span. It works better with how I function. I’ll try to write longer stories sometimes, and I find myself getting bored halfway through or coming up with another idea for a different story … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Hannah Gordon
Mini-Interview with Jennifer Wortman
Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I write in many genres and forms, but flash has become a mainstay because it invites the best of all worlds: story, lyricism, intensity, authenticity, innovation. Flash really called to me after my kids were born, partly for pragmatic reasons: I’m a slow writer … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Jennifer Wortman
Mini-Interview with Sophie van Llewyn
Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I should start by stating that I’m probably a novelist, at my core. I began writing by finishing a novel, but then I didn’t have a clue about editing it. So I moved to shorter forms of fictions. Through AdHoc Fiction, I discovered flash … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Sophie van Llewyn
Mini-Interview with Leonora Desar
Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? My brain naturally loves flash. I’m not sure if it’s a journalism thing (I used to be a journalist).[1]. It might just be an attention thing, or maybe a commitment thing. I think though it’s a bullshit thing. I hate writing/drafting long stuff and … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Leonora Desar
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