The flash team @splitlipthemag is reading a lot of subs this weekend & I thought I'd share some reader/editor comments I keep seeing. Most common: This is not yet a story; it is just a (1) description of a place, (2) scene, or (3) character study. There isn't plot/movement/shift.
@splitlipthemag Next most common: No tension. I cannot express how often readers/editors mention this as the reason they would not recommend accepting a piece.
May 24, 2018 • 17 tweets • 10 min read
I keep asking myself: What makes a flash work? What? What? I keep failing at the answer. Such an elusive thing to explain. It’s more an I-know-it-when-I-see-it situation. So I made a list of some stellar pieces that stand out in my mind & I’m going to thread them.
I’m going to start with God, of course. Where else?
From Joy Williams’ ninety-nine stories of GOD ⬇️⬇️⬇️
