Day 3: Write a story whose descriptions rely only on the sense of smell or hearing (or both)
Thanks to *Charmaine Wilkerson for today’s celebrity prompt and for all the success on her amazing new book!
Charmaine Wilkerson is the author of the novel Black Cake and writer of award-winning flash fiction and microfiction, including How to Make a Window Snake, a novella-in-flash (it’s so good!)
Check out Charmaine’s books and upcoming appearances here:
Portuguese amor, love + ânsia, craving. Pronounced “ah-moh-ran-see-uh.”
n. the melodramatic thrill of unrequited love; the longing to pine for someone you can never have, wallowing in devotion to some impossible person who could give your life meaning by their very absence.
Taken from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows by John Koenig
Thanks to Kathy Fish for today’s prompt and for being a flash fiction rock star!
*Kathy Fish’s fifth collection of flash fiction, Wild Life: Collected Works from 2003-2018, is now in its 2nd print run with Matter Press. Check out Kathy’s workshops, newsletter, and other offerings!
Day 1: We found a body, but it wasn’t the body we were looking for.
Thanks to Grant Faulkner for today’s prompt and for kicking off Celebrity Flashnano 2023!
*Grant Faulkner is the Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and the co-founder of 100 Word Story. Check out his new flash fiction guide:
What is flash fiction? Flash fictions are complete, stand-alone stories in under 1,000 words.
Do we submit them somewhere? There is no official submitting, though I will re-open the private Facebook Group where people like to share and keep each other’s spirits up. But many people participate without ever sharing anything and that’s also great.
Do you critique them? No. That would go against the messy, creative, generative spirit of FlashNano. But I will offer future opportunities to work with me throughout the month and beyond including workshops, memberships, and retreats.
If I share them are they considered published? Since the Facebook group is private it will not count as “published” later. Some people like to publish on their own blogs but that may count as “published” to a magazine.
What if I miss a day? If you miss a day then write two the next day! This challenge is really between you and your god, so no one else is counting.
I don’t live in the U.S. When should I expect the prompts to post? I post them around 7:00 am MST (in the U.S.), give or take an hour. So over in Europe and Australia you’ll be getting them in the afternoon/evening.
Do I have to use the prompts? Absolutely not. Write 30 stories in November by any means necessary!
Do I have to write flash fiction? Nope. It began as a flash fiction event, but over the last 12 years I’ve seen people approach the month in many ways, from a haiku a day to even threading the daily flashes into a flash novel! New material is always a win!
Nancy Stohlman 