Instant gratification reigns supreme in today’s fast-paced society. I could go into a spiel here about Twitter, DVR, multi-tasking, and Big Macs, but we all live it (and, in most cases, love it) every day. Writing is no different. E-readers are replacing traditional books (some e-books even use short video clips throughout the story), and narrative summary, back-story, and omniscient POV are “four-letter words” in the writing industry now. Why? Because readers want books that read like movies. And it better not take much longer to read than it did to watch, either. So that’s where we are. Sharp. Hard hitting. To the point. In and out, nobody gets hurt. Enter: Flash Fiction. First, let’s establish what flash fiction is NOT. It’s not a PART of a bigger story, or […]
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