#FlashFictionFriday – is it floating your boat?

Thank you to all those who submitted lovely stories about our little porcelain bell.  It was wonderful to see her attract so much literary attention.  We are hoping to collate the flash fiction stories you have sent us to display here in the library so please keep submitting them.

Here is today’s #FlashFictionFriday image:

We think there is scope to have a lot of fun with this image.  If you are new to flash fiction writing here are some tips:

  • be brief, take out any unnecessary words
  • avoid adjectives and adverbs – they take up space!
  • limit the number of characters and scenes
  • dive right into the middle of your story – avoid wasting valuable word space on introductions
  • think of your story as an iceberg – only a fraction showing above the surface but a lot going on underneath
  • not everything needs to be spelled out – you can hint at a wider backstory
  • trust the reader to use their imagination to fill in any gaps

But most of all – remember to give your imagination free rein and enjoy yourself. And it is open to everyone.  Why not have a go?  Many of you have done just that over the past few weeks and have surprised yourselves with the stories you have created.  Remember that these are tiny stories which fit into the 240 characters of a Tweet.

Send your stories to us via Twitter #FlashFictionFriday, remembering to tag us  @womenslibrary

If you are not a Tweeter, you can also e-mail your stories to us info@womenslibrary.org.uk remembering identify them #FlashFictionFriday

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