“Honestly, I’m not good at following rules. If it feels right, I’ll break or bend any and all of them. I’ll use the same word a few times, I’ll confound the ‘rule of three’, make up words.”

Spring Pop-Up – Collectors & Collections Following the launch of each of our issues, we cajole one or more of the contributors into a mini interview with the Trash Cat.Here they will reveal some writing wisdom and tell you what trash critter they identify with most. Important stuff like that.…

Spring Pop-Up – Collectors & Collections Following the launch of each of our issues, we cajole one or more of the contributors into a mini interview with the Trash Cat.Here they will reveal some writing wisdom and tell you what trash critter they identify with most. Important stuff like that.…

We decided it’s about time Each issue we cajole one or more of the contributors into a mini interview with the Trash Cat.Here they reveal some writing wisdom and tell you what trash critter they identify with most. Important stuff like that. Today, we have finally pinned down Trash Cat…

“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.