Good Trouble: The Art of Storytelling

Good Trouble: The Art of Storytelling

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29 ways to improve your flash fiction
Oct 26, 2024 • 
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Revision Handout
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Five Favorite Prompts
From flash published at Fractured Lit
Nov 4, 2024 • 
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Five Favorite Prompts
Objects of Discovery
Using Poems to find Fiction
Jul 12 • 
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Objects of Discovery
15 Quick thoughts about Writing Flash and Microfiction
Even micros need a sense of character, setting, and conflict.
Feb 14 • 
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15 Quick thoughts about Writing Flash and Microfiction
5 Ways to Open any Story (but especially a novel)
Avoid Clichés and Pitfalls
Jun 11 • 
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5 Ways to Open any Story (but especially a novel)
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Announcement: I'm a Literary Agent
Connections and the love of Writing
Feb 26 • 
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Announcement: I'm a Literary Agent
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A Fleeting Representation
Just Right Details
Jan 10 • 
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A Fleeting Representation
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A Couple of Writing Prompts
Using POV to address the Reader
Nov 30, 2024 • 
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A Couple of Writing Prompts
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5 ways to use Setting in Flash Fiction
1. Establishes the stage of the story:
Oct 25, 2024 • 
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5 ways to use Setting in Flash Fiction
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Are You Talking to Me?
Getting the Right Tone in Flash Fiction
Jan 31, 2024 • 
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Are You Talking to Me?
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Flash Structure
Built by Counterpointing Characters
Aug 25, 2021 • 
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Flash Structure
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How to Build a Good Writing Habit
Guest Post by Nikita Andester
Apr 14 • 
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