On Monday 19th
January, Dr Elizabeth Allen, our resident English Literature
lecturer, led a workshop on Flash Fiction. First, we discussed four
very short stories of different lengths and genres, saying what we
thought was successful and what wasn't. The key questions explored
were: whether to have a resolved ending or not, the optimum number of
characters and how to make such a short piece resonate
In the second half, Roz
Balp shared a practical editing exercise from the OU free online
Creative Writing course. The main focus was on what should be slashed
and what needs to be kept. We decided this depended on what
the author wanted to place in the foreground and which words or
phrases couldn't be sacrificed for the sake of atmosphere.
There was a buzz of
friendly disagreement throughout the evening with a wide range of
opinions and ideas being expressed.
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