Who: Establish the POV of the character and how they see or interact with their world with some specific context (eg, are they an angsty teen or a beautiful fairy godmother). Keyword for this exercise: Jockey. Your character is a jockey, in whatever sense of the word that you want it to mean to you.
Where: Provide some sensory detail(s) about where your story is taking place. Keyword for this exercise: Coaster. Use whatever sense of the word you want it to mean. Could be a rollercoaster or any other way you might want to define the word.
Genre: Whatever genre you are writing in, capture some specific detail(s) that relate to the genre. Keyword for this exercise: Science fiction.
Instructions: For this flash fiction piece, set the timer for three minutes and write three sentences or less related to the Who, Where, and Genre defined above (Jockey, Coaster, Sci-Fi).
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Simon Starjumper - A Flash Fiction Tutorial
Non-FictionLearn how to write flash fiction. It's not as hard as you think! This guide presents a simple set of exercises that will demonstrate just how easy writing a short story can be. If you do the exercises, you'll have a piece of flash fiction when you...
