Flash Fiction with Libby Flores

When writing short short stories (less than two thousand words) it is even more critical to grab readers by the collar. What can any writer learn from flash fiction, sudden fiction, or micro-fiction? We will examine the parameters of the form and look at several different approaches to the short short. We’ll look specifically at the great flash fiction of Lydia Davis, Venita Blackburn, and many others to discover what captivates and arrests our attention, and what resonates with a reader long after the last line is read. After discussing these examples the class will be given writing prompts.

课程简介

在写闪小说（不到两千字）时，抓住读者的注意力尤为关键。写作者们可以从闪小说（flash fiction：1000词左右）、突发小说（sudden fiction：750-1000词）或微小说（micro-fiction：50-300词）中学到什么？我们将审视这种形式的参数，并探讨短篇小说的几种不同方法。我们将特别关注Lydia Davis、Venita Blackburn等所创作的精彩闪小说，探索是什么吸引了我们的注意力，让我们陷入其中，以及在读完最后一行后仍然与读者产生共鸣的是什么。在讨论了这些例子之后，导师将给出一些课上写作练习供参与者探索这一形式。