It’s funny what you get remembered for. My most famous piece in terms of reader response, links and general hubbub is called “Writing Flash Fiction.” I never received a nickel for it, but promotion is part of the game. That was why I published FLASHSHOT, a daily newsletter of micro-fiction for ten years. In that time, I learned a few tricks to writing a story 100 words long:
1. Use the small idea – find a smaller idea in a larger one. War is a massive concept, but one man in a trench is a smaller idea.
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