Flash fiction

Flash fiction is a brief fictional narrative[1] that still offers character and plot development. Identified varieties, many of them defined by word count, include the six-word story;[2] the 280-character story (also known as "twitterature");[3] the "dribble" (also known as the "minisaga", 50 words);[2] the "drabble" (also known as "microfiction", 100 words);[2] "sudden fiction" (750 words);[4] "flash fiction" (1,000 words); and "microstory".[5]

Some commentators have suggested that flash fiction possesses a unique literary quality in its ability to hint at or imply a larger story.[6]

  1. ^ Catherine Sustana. "What Is Flash Fiction?". About Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  2. ^ a b c Graham (March 8, 2013). "Flash fiction - all you ever wanted to know, but were afraid to ask..." The Bridport Prize. Archived from the original on January 2, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Maddie Crum (May 7, 2015). "Twitter Fiction Reveals The Power Of Very, Very Short Stories". The Huffington Post.
  4. ^ Becky Tuch. "Flash Fiction: What's It All About?". The Review Review. Archived from the original on 2019-02-16. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  5. ^ Christopher Kasparek, "Two Micro-Stories by Bolesław Prus", The Polish Review, 1995, no. 1, pp. 99-103.
  6. ^ Swartwood, Robert, "Hint Fiction", (New York: W.W. Norton, 2011)

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