Hatrack River Writers Workshop: What are these?

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Posted by scm288 on :

Sorry, this must be stupid question, but as I'm new here, here it is:
What exactly are Flash Challenges? I'd like to participate in one, but I have no idea what they are or how to participate. Could someone help me on this?

Posted by Lord Darkstorm (Member # 1610) on :

Flash challenges are where you have an hour and a half to write a quick "story" based on the trigger. Besides being loads of fun, it can be surprising how much you learn about your own writing.

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Posted by MaryRobinette (Member # 1680) on :

Flash fiction is generally considered stories under 1000 words. A trigger is a word or picture which helps you think of a story. If you go to the Fragments and Feedback forum, Birthright came out of the flash challenge trigger "dichotomy." The Wink came from the trigger word "transom".