https://booksbywomen.org/the-huge-unwieldy-beast-versus-flash-fiction/ Mon, 14 Mar 2016 18:20:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://booksbywomen.org/the-huge-unwieldy-beast-versus-flash-fiction/#comment-47308 Mon, 14 Mar 2016 18:20:15 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14715#comment-47308 Squee! Stumbled across this link on twitter on #MondayBlogs. Started reading the post and something triggered that “seems familiar” feeling. Having a serious fan-girl moment right now, because I finished “Our Endless Numbered Days” about a month ago and I’m still thinking about the book. Then while reading this post where (yes, we all know this, but hearing someone who writes so beautifully admit it just makes you love the work more) you mention there were times you didn’t know where your story was going that made me love your novel even more. I know corny, but yeah. Great and encouraging post. Thanks!

]]> https://booksbywomen.org/the-huge-unwieldy-beast-versus-flash-fiction/#comment-47106 Sun, 24 Jan 2016 19:33:07 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14715#comment-47106 […] Fuller, ‘The Huge, Unwieldy Beast versus Flash Fiction‘ on Women Writers, Women’s […]

]]> https://booksbywomen.org/the-huge-unwieldy-beast-versus-flash-fiction/#comment-47095 Thu, 21 Jan 2016 18:06:57 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14715#comment-47095 […] Many writers naturally gravitate toward writing short fiction; others have lengthy stories to tell. Claire Fuller contemplates the differences between the huge unwieldy beast versus flash fiction. […]

]]> https://booksbywomen.org/the-huge-unwieldy-beast-versus-flash-fiction/#comment-47081 Tue, 19 Jan 2016 07:22:17 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14715#comment-47081 Great advice on using flash fiction to help the novel along! I never thought of that. After a few years of writing short stories and flash I am back to attacking the novel and found the tips given here quite useful.

]]> https://booksbywomen.org/the-huge-unwieldy-beast-versus-flash-fiction/#comment-47075 Mon, 18 Jan 2016 11:24:54 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14715#comment-47075 […] Claire Fuller When I was half-way through my novel Our Endless Numbered Days, without any knowledge that it would […]

]]> https://booksbywomen.org/the-huge-unwieldy-beast-versus-flash-fiction/#comment-47073 Mon, 18 Jan 2016 01:49:14 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14715#comment-47073 I love this piece. Writing short-form fiction uses parts of my writer’s brain in the same way that running sprints uses my runner’s body. Writing long and short develops skills that play off each other, complement, and challenge. I’ve become a better novelist because of the work I’ve put into short stories and flash fiction. And now I’ve picked up some new tips to use short sprints to improve my marathon. Brilliant, Claire- thank you!

]]> https://booksbywomen.org/the-huge-unwieldy-beast-versus-flash-fiction/#comment-47072 Sun, 17 Jan 2016 18:36:46 +0000 http://booksbywomen.org/?p=14715#comment-47072 Short stories do all of the same things you mentioned, but have more opportunities. I stopped writing flash fiction because there are very few pro-rate paying markets for it. I wouldn’t even touch 100 words because I’d have to immediately retire it–even the flash markets usually have minimums of 500 words.

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