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I recently participated in a contest of "really short stories". (I don't know how you call that. In spanish they're called "relatos hiperbreves". Something like "hyperbrief tales" <*shrugs*> ). They have to be shorter than 20 lines. In some contests, the limitation is even bigger, "no more than 100 words".
After thinking "too much" (about the implications in the structure), I wrote something and submitted it. But I was wondering, what do you think should be the approach to such kind of stories? (Is this genre usual in the US?)
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I prefer novels. Better yet, a good meaty series.
An isolated short story sometimes is a bit hard to get into, because by the time I understand the characters and what's going on, it's time for the story to end.
But that's just me. What's the attraction for readers in regards to flash fiction?
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JBSkaggs, thanks for the definition (flash fiction) . In fact I did some research on the web, and the contests I participated in would classify as micro fiction, I believe.
Chris, the thing I value most about micro/flash fiction, is the ability of the author to "capture a moment". Not enough place to build characters or situations, the writer can concentrate on things he/she usually forgets because in a long story there's so much to say.
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. In fact I did some research on the web, and the contests I participated in would classify as micro fiction, I believe.
