Catching Lightning: A Flash Reading/Writing Club
Building Community
In my generative Zoom classes, I often wish I had more time to invest in each example story, to fully expose its foundations, to bring to light the craft moves made by the writer, and to discuss the story’s merits with my students. I wish I had more time to build community with all of you, to find the joy in discussing the value of flash fiction and how exhilarating it can be to bend and break the traditional writing rules and precepts.
Frankly, I’d love to spend more time working together to find new ways of expressing craft moves and elements in our flash fiction, to learn from the masters of the form, to create an in-person form of community. To do that, I want to create this club, where we meet on Zoom 1 time per week to analyze and discuss 1-2 flash/micros and then spend time writing together.
How it works:
Meet 1x per week for 5 weeks (75 minutes per meeting)
Participants will receive the story/read the story before the meeting. (The group may decide to use a particular book, or stories will be found in litmags online).
I will develop a brief lecture/analysis on how the story(s) work to show a particular craft move(s).
We will discuss the story(s) as a group. Share as much or as little as you want each week.
I will provide a writing prompt based on the story(s). We will have time to write and share a piece of our draft.
At the end of five weeks, each participant can turn in a draft of one flash for my feedback/critique.*
Cost: $20 per session or $85 when paying for the full 5 weeks
When: Fridays Jan 17, 2025-Feb 14, 2025 Times: 10-11:15 am EST or 3-4:15 pm EST (group votes)
I may use the other time frame to create another group if there is a large interest in this club.
*Participants must at least pay for 3 out of 5 sessions to receive a critique.
If you’d like to join this club you can message me through Substack or via email.
I’ve also scheduled classes for the first half of 2025. If you want more information, click here!