dmjohnston3Mar 24, 20213 minPro-Paying Flash Markets for 2021It seems like I went and forgot that this is a writing site, didn't I? Let's fix that. My opinion on flash fiction has changed quite a...
dmjohnston3Dec 7, 20202 minSpeculative Short Story Acceptance Rates - 2021 EditionA new year is coming up, and some of you will decide that this is the year that you will be published. I'm terribly sorry to hear that....
dmjohnston3Jul 26, 20201 minWriting Flash Fiction: Master PostHere are the collected flash fiction posts as of July 26th, 2020. This post may be updated if new posts are added. Introduction (The...
dmjohnston3Jul 21, 20204 minWriting Flash Fiction: A Story Analysis(Part of an ongoing series - click here to see all posts) Before beginning the post proper, I'd like to announce a new project that will...
dmjohnston3Jul 3, 20202 minYet Another List of 30 Flash Fiction PromptsI'm not a big fan of writing prompts, and I like flash fiction prompts even less - and yet here we are. Some of you read the post...
dmjohnston3Jun 30, 20205 minWriting Flash Fiction: Three Acts in a Tiny Word Count(Part 3 in an ongoing series) If you've already tried your hand at writing flash fiction, then you've already learned something...
dmjohnston3Jun 25, 20205 minWriting Flash Fiction: 5 Broad Ideas to Get StartedPart 2 in an ongoing series. Short stories live and die on their concepts. Without a lot of room to build rounded characters, establish...
dmjohnston3Jun 22, 20204 minWriting Flash Fiction: Introduction (The "What" and "Why")Even with our ongoing cultural obsession with really long books, the literary scene may actually be trending toward very short works....