Writing flash fiction is more challenging than novel or short stories. Because we push ourselves to be more creative to write a good story in just a few words for sure. Flash fiction is not about writing a piece of the story, but the whole story same like a novel story: the theme, the character, the plot (beginning-Mid-End), place settings, conflict, and ending. That's the foundation of the flash fiction, same as a novel, huh? No, it's not same, let's we take a look the different below.
What is Flash-Fiction?
Definition Flash-Fiction | Is a fiction story written briefly, solidly that intact as a whole story with a twist ending of course. The word count is around 100-500, or less than 1500 word. Along with social media development, the Flash fiction writers also growing fast, we often hear the terms of "Tweetfic or Tweetfiction"
Each paragraph directly related to the whole story, the pace is quick and easy to understand. Less than 10 minutes to finish Flash-fiction story. Okay, that's the short definition about Flash-fiction, now let's take a look for the element of the flash fiction.
Characteristics of Flash Fiction
Finish a story with just around 100-500 is not easy, you must know the short element of Flash Fiction, generally it is almost the same with the novel element, the difference is flash fiction element much more narrow than the novel.
- Theme: Make sure your theme are clear at the first time, don't expand too much, make it simple and narrow for the theme itself.
- Character: Don't describe to long for the character, just show the basic character (who they are, character status, job, appearance, etc...) The point is, just make short about character description on the story
- Plotting: start written from early side to the mid side and in the end go for the ending side, don't jump over the plot, it will create of missing link for sure. The point is trying to connect every side of your whole story in a simple paragraph.
- Setting: Write off the setting place in a short-term, don't describe to long about the place, just write simply about the place name and short characteristic of the place
- Conflict: don't write off the conflict too long, just make it simple, but still connected with the storyline. Write the conflict to lead the story into the ending side
- Ending: This is the most interesting part in Flash-Fiction, put an ending with some twist element for sure. It will thrill your story and makes people want to read it again
Tips Writing Flash-Fiction
- Attractive Opening Side: Put a short conflict in the early side can attract people, but make sure to keep flowing for the story, the conflict must lead into the next paragraph. Hit the tempo on the opening side, but don't to overrated
- Short Dialogue: Makes the dialogue look short and tight, connected with the storyline, and lead the reader into the next paragraph.
- Use Right Diction: It's the core system of the flash fiction, to make the story pace look fast, you must use the right diction to describe the whole story. Choose the right diction to make to story flows.
- Choose Ending Side: You can write the ending so clearly or just hanging. You can make of twist element here for sure. Try to mixed the emotion for the ending side, so people can feel the thrill of your story
- Editing: Read again your story, see the whole story is already perfect, or there is still missing the plot. Look about your story is there already well connected, or there is still a problem on the plotting side. Check first before post your Flash-Fiction
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