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Smash Your Flash: The Craft of Short (Short) Fiction
A twelve-part masterclass covering everything you need to learn the craft of short (short) fiction with award-winning writer Jo Gatford
Jan 2
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Jo Gatford
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The Basic Ingredients of Flash Fiction
Lesson 1 - We start from ground zero and take a look at what makes up a piece of flash!
May 31, 2024
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Jo Gatford
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4
Getting Started With a Little Light Thievery
Lesson 2 - How to use existing forms (menus, recipes, flowcharts etc) as a starting point for structuring a story.
May 30, 2024
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Jo Gatford
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3
Finding Your Flow With Two More Popular Flash Story Structures
Lesson 3 - Using list and repetition structures to deepen the storytelling impact of your flash.
May 29, 2024
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Jo Gatford
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17
3
A Neat Narrative Boundary for Framing Huge Ideas
Lesson 4 - Using the snapshot story structure to zoom in on a particular moment and explore the associated thoughts, memories and connections to create…
May 28, 2024
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Jo Gatford
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Where to Find the Secret to Stories That Stick
Lesson 5 - Liminal space, what it is and how to use it.
May 27, 2024
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Jo Gatford
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This Is a Turning Point: No, Seriously—Isolating and Defining a Turning Point and Why It's So Damn Important
Lesson 6 - At the crux of every smashing piece of flash is a strong turning point, here's how to make one of those.
May 26, 2024
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Jo Gatford
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How to Break the Rules (Beautifully)
Lesson 7 - Manipulating the details of time and space to make readers say, “Oh wow, I didn’t know you could write a story like THAT!”
May 25, 2024
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Jo Gatford
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Straight Forward Story Weaving
Lesson 8 - Making intentional connections between the ideas and layers within your narrative.
May 24, 2024
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Jo Gatford
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It’s All in the Edit - How to Mine for Subtext & Streamline a Story
Lesson 9 - Less is more
May 23, 2024
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Jo Gatford
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Let’s Get Weird - How, Why and When to Experiment
Lesson 10 - There are a hundred different ways of presenting the same story, so ask yourself: why are you doing it this way?
May 22, 2024
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Jo Gatford
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A highly effective and interesting way of writing about the tough stuff.
Lesson 11 - Absurdism & writing around It
May 21, 2024
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Jo Gatford
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