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A whole story in just a few hundred words . . . it hardly seems p ossible\, but such notable authors as Kate Chopin\, William Somerset Maugh am\, O. Henry\, Ernest Hemingway\, Kurt Vonnegut\, Jr.\, Isaac Asimov\, an d Philip K. Dick have written notable stories of under a thousand words. F lash fiction stories\, sometimes called "short short stories\," are a mast erclass in craft\, requiring the author to distill their story to its abso lute core essence. For all that\, a good flash story can deliver an emotio nal punch in the gut\, and have a staying power far beyond its wordcount. From an aspiring writer's standpoint\, flash stories are also arguably eas ier to sell\, since they require less investment of money or space from a market. Flash fiction stories can also be written in much less time than l onger stories\, allowing authors to have more stories in circulation or mo re published stories.
\nParticipants will learn: 1) How to know befo re writing a story whether it can be told in under a thousand words. 2) Wh at gives a successful short short story its emotional heft. 3) How to make story elements do double duty in order to get more accomplished with fewe r words. 4) How to find markets to sell short short fiction to.
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