tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post6504561675743432942..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Exotic Locales and Flash DaddyAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-85195954672957076812016-06-19T18:33:23.552-04:002016-06-19T18:33:23.552-04:00Will do.Will do.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-43082629186929602952016-06-19T12:54:00.970-04:002016-06-19T12:54:00.970-04:00I've been waiting for years, so a month will g...I've been waiting for years, so a month will go easy. In fact, I still have to separate 'em out from various folders. Most of the stories can be read in a minute or two. Contact me off-list. <br /><br />Wheeeeee!... And we're off!Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-85855202527280346742016-06-18T02:04:41.554-04:002016-06-18T02:04:41.554-04:00Daddy, can you afford to wait until after July 1? ...Daddy, can you afford to wait until after July 1? I can't afford to take on any extra task until then, but I would be willing to try on the role of "acquisitions editor" after my current class is wrapped up at the end of June.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-33396936533479902592016-06-16T13:58:19.956-04:002016-06-16T13:58:19.956-04:00Thanks Fiona- Making a flasher from a longer piece...Thanks Fiona- Making a flasher from a longer piece is one of the more rewarding exercises. They often sound better in the shorter form too. If we get to know how to relate a basic story in the barest fashion, we can direct the rest of our words toward effect.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-54938738756593133882016-06-16T12:57:29.175-04:002016-06-16T12:57:29.175-04:00I find flash fiction much harder to write than lon...I find flash fiction much harder to write than longer stories. I won a contest a few years ago, by submitting two stories. But my original stories in response to the prompts were 2-3 times as long as they were allowed to be! So the paring had to start, and I had to be ruthless. I was afraid I was ruining my stories, having to leave so much out. Right now the one that didn't win is on my website as a free read. <br /><br />I'm impressed that you have so many flash fictions that you have way more than you need for a complete book of them. Like Lisabet, I wish I had the time to give you. But my tutoring job, which only had me working 6 hours per week last summer, has me doing 12 hours per week, though a few of the women I work with are popping out babies, so I'm doing extra shifts each of the next 3 weeks. I thought I'd have plenty of time to write, but I'm having to scramble to fit it in. And since I haven't written anything new in a year, I'm trying to get back into the groove. <br /><br />I'll check out those books you mentioned. Might be just the thing for me to read whenever I have a scant few free minutes. <br /> Fiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-25615623825156905882016-06-16T09:56:15.766-04:002016-06-16T09:56:15.766-04:00I wish I could spare the time to pare down your oe...I wish I could spare the time to pare down your oeuvre into something manageable, Daddy. I'm glad to edit though.<br /><br />And I'm really looking forward to your Bangkok story!Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-49386688654025400682016-06-15T07:44:01.174-04:002016-06-15T07:44:01.174-04:00Your titles are so great! "Flash Daddy" ...Your titles are so great! "Flash Daddy" is hilarious. I think it's very cool that you're working on collecting your flashes. Best of luck! :)Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.com