“Writing without the pressure of ‘doing it right’ opens up new creative possibilities, and I’ve found that those risks are often the ones that lead to the most exciting and unexpected outcomes”

Word limit constraints may come into play (especially for flash fiction), but there are ways to create atmosphere and setting while also maintaining an economy of words. 

I try to follow my curiosity – find that spark of excitement and see what happens. I write: What if…? and let ideas flow without judgement.

When I started noticing the term Flash Fiction I wondered if it was the name for what I was writing. A quick Google told me “there aren’t really any rules for writing Flash” but also “here are some rules for writing Flash”.

“As a friend of Trash Cat who often reads submissions, I’m officially known as Trash Badger, which we decided very early on is a skunk. That doesn’t mean I relate to a skunk…”