How to Write Flash

Flash fiction stories are snippets of entire worlds in small packages. Writing flash is its own reward, but it's also a great practice for novelists, memoirists and every other kind of writer. Writing flash loosens creative muscles, hones deep character development, and give sanction to skipping the boring in-betweens.

In this workshop, Finnian will guide readers through the anatomy of a flash fiction piece, with a bit of prompt-based generative writing to inspire participants to write their own flash. Geared toward first timers and experienced flashers alike.

All times are in the central time zone.

About Finnian

Finnian Burnett teaches undergrad English and creative writing for an MFA program. They also run an online writing academy for a non-profit organization and will corner people at parties to talk about the thrill of finding the perfect story structure. Finn believes anyone can become a great writer if they’re willing to read, write, and accept critical feedback.

Finn is enamored with flash fiction and leads classes and workshops on various aspects of writing flash. They’ve published in the Bath Flash Fiction Award Anthology, Daily Science Fiction, Flash Fiction Magazine, the Flash Fiction Festival anthology, and more. They are currently working on their second novella-in-flash project and a how-to write flash fiction book. 

In their spare time, Finn watches a lot of Star Trek and takes their cat for walks in a stroller. Finn lives in British Columbia with their wife and Lord Gordo, the cat.

Finn can be found at www.finnburnett.com and on Twitter under @FinnianBurnett