WriteCraft: Short Stories and Flash Fiction - Writing Short Stories And Flash Fiction For Today's Market

by Rick Frazier

V2.0 - Updated and re-edited.Not everyone wants to write a full-length novel and there are a lot of authors that even if they wanted to don't really have the time to dedicate to full-length book.Perhaps you have a longer book underway, and need a break for something different.If you fall into any of these categories, you may be interested in writing short stories or flash fiction.Sure, after looking over the table of contents below, you can research these topics and find out about short stories and flash fiction by yourself.So why buy this book?This book helps authors of all experience levels to understand the elements of short stories and flash fiction so that they can effectively write them for the current market. It will save you the time and frustration of searching for and distilling the information about short stories and flash fiction, and as we all know, in the writing business, time is money.Table of Length DefinitionsElements of Short Stories and Flash Fiction Setting Characters Conflict ResolutionStrategies for Short Stories and Flash FictionWriting your Short Story Get Started Your First Paragraph Develop Your Characters Point Of View First Person Second Person Third Person Meaningful Dialogue Setting and Context Set up the Plot Beyond the StoryAdditional NotesWhat if…The Market for Short Stories and Flash FictionWhat’s Next?This book runs about 11,200 words, and gives you the information you need to understand the elements of short stories and flash fiction, and write in this market.Other books from this book is part of a series of WriteCraft books on both fiction and nonfiction topics. I will be releasing a considerable number of WriteCraft books in the coming months. Please search in the Amazon Kindle bookstore for WriteCraft to find additional titles in this series, or Rick Frazier to find books on writing for the Kindle marketplace.About The AuthorRick Frazier is a successful, best selling author with both fiction and nonfiction titles. He has been published through a variety of sources over the years, from trade magazines to independent printing houses, and most recently on Kindle and other digital platforms. Like most authors, his works are submitted under a number of pseudonyms depending on the type and subject. After nearly 20 years in the high tech world in Silicon Valley, he escaped to Hawaii to write and pursue other artistic endeavors. He currently lives with his wife in a new home in a rain forest on the slopes of an active volcano.

40 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 17, 2012

Reviews

[Jess Schira · Rating 5 out of 5]

While I wish the book would have had more suggestions about how to effectively package and market short stories, overall I found it interesting and full of solid information. Great for a novice writer who is trying to understand the basics of short and flash fiction writing.

[Sharyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book focuses more on short stories and, while it contains some helpful information for a beginner, I felt it didn't really cover flash fiction well. Rather, the writer suggested we simply scale down our short story to meet the word count required for flash fiction. I would have liked to see more examples of flash fiction along with some dissection and analysis so, from my point of view, the book somewhat missed its mark.

[Teresa Henshaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

Handy Reference

The author seems to have covered a lot of ground on the short story and flash fiction.
Helpful to be able to know the different word counts pertaining to each style of story.
Over all it is a handy reference.

[Charles Chettiar · Rating 2 out of 5]

ok

[Glenn B Miller · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm seeing a trend and I don't like it

It seems like there are a lot of books right now that have some decent information sprinkled into a bunch of filler. This is one of those. There are good tidbits but they come mixed in a base of advise that applies to creative writing in general. The author then concludes that it's the same for short fiction but must be scaled down. Duh.

[Tim Urista · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some good advice for starting off in flash fiction. However, there could have been some more information or tools for developing characters and setting. The middle part of the booklet was lacking some substance.

[Oleg Shevelyov · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are interesting insights on the marketing of short stories, but the part of the craft is too sketchy. I wish the author would have been more specific in actually writing short stories.

[Tiffany · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great place to begin as we craft our flash fiction unit for our students.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recommend

Good information for anyone wanting to break into the short story market. If you are trying to get your name out there as an author, this is a great way to do it. :-)

[Steve Williams · Rating 2 out of 5]

Worth The Time

The time reading this offers me more help than any help book on writing flash fiction! Buy this right now!