Writing fabulous Flash Fiction

Flash fiction is a brief fictional narrative

that still offers character and plot development.

Flash fiction possesses a unique literary quality

in its ability to hint at or imply a larger story.

From as small as 6 words to 1000 words, Flash Fiction

is very popular to read and fun and challenging to write.

The various categories of Flash Fiction - The Drabble, Dribble, Sudden Fiction, Flash Fiction, MicroFiction and Postcard Fiction.

***A little background about the Drabble/Dribble***

Drabble as a term for a story of 100 words originated in the 1980s among British sci-fi fans. In the Monty Python Big Red Book (1971),”Drabble” is a word game in which the first participant to write a novel, wins. The Birmingham University Science Fiction Society adapted the game’s rules to the real world by reducing novel-length to a hundred words.

The drabble/dribble family has provided flash fiction writers with useful units of measurement:

Drabble = 100 words

Dribble = 50 words

Half a Dribble = 25 words

Drabble and a half = 150 words

Double Drabble (aka a Drouble) = 200 words

Then, in addition:

The Sudden Fiction = Up to 750 words

Traditional Flash Fiction = Up to 1,000 words

Microfiction and Postcard Fiction = Ranging from 25 - 500.