Acceptance, rejection, eek!
We’re gonna start this unit by saying it outright: rejection is an inevitable part of the submissions process. No writer will have every single piece of their work accepted. Not […]
Submissions checklist
Ok. So. You’ve found some lit mags or comps you’d like to send your work to. You’ve drafted, redrafted, edited, polished, and sought feedback on your writing. You’ve done your […]
What happens now?
Flash! Ahh-aaaaah! It’s Week 7 and here you are, almost 2 whole months of flash fiction under your belt. Hopefully you’ve got a bunch of idea sparks in your folder […]
Experimentation time
Right, now that you’re fuelled up with righteous rulebreaking knowledge, who’s ready to get a bit weird? Pick one (or more) of the following experimental exercises and have a go […]
All the best rulebreakers
Ok, time for a break with a little light reading. Here are just a few great examples of flash stories that go off-piste and break all the ‘rules’. Let’s start […]
Breaking all the rules
Aaaalrighty, flashers. Press pause on the rest of the course for a moment because Week 6 is when we tell you to discard EVERYTHING SINGLE THING we’ve taught you so […]
A final polish
Guys. We know you’re tired. You may still be working through your editing checklist, or waiting for feedback, or haven’t got past the ‘put your work in a drawer and […]
Difficult questions
The last unit was an extreme close up on your work, so for this one we’re going to take a step back and take a look at your flash from […]
Death by a thousand cuts
Hey there, flashers, you’re doing fabulously. We’ve come so far already – from the tiniest idea spark all the way through a draft or two (or several) to the point […]
And finally, the title
Okay, okay, okay, remember aaaall the way back in the Beginnings section we talked about titles? Or, rather, we didn’t. Because titles are HARD. And finding the right title for your flash […]
