Best of the Best--Flash Fiction

"So, you're telling me flash fiction is quick-paced, gripping, and twisted, just like flying, Goose?"

"Exactly, Mav. Plus, if you're inverted, that helps to add another unsuspected element."

I haven't done a Best of the Best for a while, and with the What if? Fairytale Madness blogfest going on this week with Cassie, Leigh, Mark, and Morgan, I thought I'd post some links for people to brush up on flash fiction writing skills to help with their 300 word tangled fairytale scene.

Best of the Best--Flash Fiction:

Top Flash Fiction Writing Tips: David Gaffney

Skrybble: Flash Fiction Tips

Be The Story: 10 Flash Fiction Writing Tips

How To Do Things: How To Write Flash Fiction

Randall Brown's Thursday Craft: Eleven Essentials of Writing Great Flash Fiction

And to find out more on the WHAT IF? blogfest, click on any of the images to get to Cassie, Leigh, Mark, or Morgan's blogs.

      

I will post my fairytale flash fiction on Wednesday, hope to see you then!

Happy Writing :)

Hellooooo!

Helloooooo! 

For those of you who haven't seen every episode of Seinfeld multiple times, this is how you say it . . . 

la, la, la!

Today, I'm over at FFF with Rachel Schiefflebein who is part of the anthology Foreign Affairs that was released this week! 

YAY Rachel! 

You can check out her blog, Writing on the Wall here and her interview with me at Falling For Fiction here.

Happy writing :)

Mommy, you need to be grounded from your computer!

Summer is here in the lovely Washington, but I wouldn't know it. I've been hibernating behind my laptop, pounding out Pigeon's story, so lost in her mind at times an hour or two can pass without a thought about my own world. Until one of my children need something, like food or a band aid. I look around for my husband. Am I really expected to be a mother and a writer? What world are they living in?

Seriously though, they've all been super supportive of my reclusive writing. My husband tells me to go write while he takes the kids to visit grandparents, plays outside, even goes to the beach without me. Trust me, this is a big step for him and I'm glad they're getting extra bonding time with just Dad.

But the other day, they were getting on their bikes and didn't even ask if I wanted to join them.

What have I done?

Have I become such a writer my family no longer expects me to be part of the fun? The memories?

I'm very proud of myself for writing Birds of a Feather in one month. However, it eats me up inside to think I must sacrifice one thing for another, afraid to step away mid scene fearing I won't find my way back into Pigeon's emotions. I'm coming to realize, the writer in me has grown. The connection I feel for this story is strong. I can find her when I need to.

Hopefully, after a little breather, when it's time to edit, I won't be grounded from my computer :)

Happy writing :)