Unit+2+-+Flash+CNF

=Tips for Writing Flash=





=The Importance of Leads in Flash Writing=

Because of the condensed nature of Flash writing, every single word counts. No words count quite as much as the lead, or the first sentence. Leads need to hook the reader and drag them in right away. They need to be compelling and provocative (not salacious or disingenuous, though).

Pay close attention to the leads in the anthology of Flash writing you and your classmates indicated as your favorites.

=Flash CNF Anthology Compiled by Your Recommendations=

Click here to view the Flash CNF anthology your recommendations inspired me to create. Very good choices, and great mentor texts for you to use when drafting your own Flash CNF pieces.

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=Additional Samples=

My Hope, Not His

Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction

Flashquake: A Literary & Art Journal for the Briefest of Forms

=Essays On the Craft=

Writing Brief: Notes on Past and Future Brevity Submissions by Linda Norlen

On the "Speedy" Narrative by Jeff Gundy

On Miniatures by Lia Purpura

=Grading Flash CNF=

Your grade for this project will be based upon how effectively and successfully you address the following elements in your work:


 * Understanding of the Flash Helpful Hints document above.
 * Crafting of Scene Elements
 * Inclusion of Dialogue (inner, outer, or both)
 * Narrative Form
 * Pace
 * Lead/Hook
 * Grammar and Spelling (Because this is ENG 256, the standard is this: Perfection. Act like a professional, not an amateur, in this category! Your work will be "Rejected" otherwise.)