If you're aiming to win a flash fiction competition, you probably know how hard it is to write a compelling story in 500 words. The challenge of flash fiction lies not in the number of words, but the emotion and originality of the tale you can tell with these few words.
Participating in competitions, with entry fees as low as $5 and prizes up to $1,000, isn't about luck; it's about skill and creativity. As a judge, I've seen over a thousand submissions, most of them perfectly polished. So choosing a winner is extremely hard, though the best often stand out on first reading and stay with you for hours and days that follow.
From my experience, the keys to success in flash fiction involve creativity, precision, and, most importantly, practice. In this book, I share everything I know about how to write flash fiction, and what I have learned as a judge on how to win flash fiction competitions.
Topics we’ll cover will include:
How to get ideas
How to find the time to write
How to edit
Where to get feedback
Whether you're a novice or seasoned writer, this book will provide tips to help you take your writing to the next level. Let's embark on this journey together, refining our skills and perhaps, more importantly, enjoying the art of storytelling. Let’s get started.