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Prompt #58 — The Last Cuts Are The Deepest

Many times a story is submitted to NANO Fiction and the editors love everything about it except for the last line or two. PROMPT Take…

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Prompt #57 — It’s not always about Flash…

Sometimes we set out to write a piece of flash fiction, but the story demands more. We may grapple with including details, character history, or…

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Prompt #56 — Write Like Matt Bell

Writing flash doesn’t have to be like a choose your own adventure novel. You don’t have to write just one version of a story—you can…

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Prompt #55 — Write Like James R. Tomlinson

Tomlinson tells this complex story (view here) primarily in dialog. This isn’t often successfully done, but Tomlinson pulls it off by recalling some of the speech…

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Prompt #54 — Write Like Judy Huddleston

This piece (view here) is amazingly short, and Huddleston leaves out just the right amount of mundane details. Many times, details about break ups or other…

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Prompt #53 — Write Like Miguel Morales

In “For Tourists Such As Yourself” (view here), Morales writes about a country without drawing from cultural stereotypes. Instead, he choses to personify the country…

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Prompt #52 — Write Like Donora Hillard

Hilliard’s piece (view here) takes its inspiration, and title, from the genre of tragedy, then considers how or if that genre still exists as a…

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Prompt #51 — Write Like Josh Maday

By revisiting the traditional Pinocchio story (view here), Maday embraces a pre-existing narrative and its conventions. In doing so, he gains some advantage—readers are likely…

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Prompt #50 — Write Like Nin Andrews

In, “Why I Love of Angelina” (view here), Nin Andrews one-ups our obsession with a popular actress by turning her into a deity. By doing…

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Prompt #49 — Write Like Amanda Corbin

Here, Corbin transports the Greek gods into the modern Era, and uses them in a humorous commentary on social media. Though, she balances humor and…

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