Bibliograph

Flash!, writing the very short story, John Dufresne

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Flash!, writing the very short story, John Dufresne

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

short stories

Main title

Flash!

Oclc number

1008771452

Responsibility statement

John Dufresne

Sub title

writing the very short story

Summary

"The history of fiction has been dominated by the novel and the short story. But now a brave new genre has emerged: very brief fiction. FLASH! identifies the qualities that make for excellent flash fiction, demystifies the writing process, and guides writers by exercise and example through the world of the very short story."--From back cover

Table Of Contents

The intro -- Briefly -- Stories, short stories, and very short stories -- The lure of stories -- Points of view -- The qualities of a good short-short story -- Writing a short story; writing a very short story -- A formal feeling comes -- The art of the glimpse -- Long and short -- The way of all flash -- The outro

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