Short Fiction
Julie never thought of herself as a fiction writer. Then one day she was scouring the Web for writing ideas and came across a call for submissions on the theme "Alaska" in the genre "flash fiction."
"What's flash fiction?" she wondered. It turns out to be a micro-story form that compresses a plot into just a few hundred words. Unsure she would like writing fiction, but always up for a challenge, she decided to try her hand at it.
The results were published in "Cold Flashes: Literary Snapshots of Alaska." Edited by Michael Engelhard, it's a collection of one-pagers and black-and-white photos on Alaskan themes. You really should buy the book, but if you just have to read Julie's flash fiction right this very minute, here you go:
Julie is continuing to explore the brave new world of fiction writing. She submitted a story called "Animal Bodies" to a Writers Digest contest, and two pieces of flash fiction to Hayden's Ferry Review. Neither one was accepted, which only means she needs to submit them elsewhere. In the writing game, patience matters almost as much as skill, right?
When Characters Take Over
"I never thought of myself as a fiction writer until the main character in 'The Guide' popped into my head and set my fingers dancing on the keyboard. That story was so easy to write that I got hooked on fiction right then and there."
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