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KimmiBeGood
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I don't have many micros, but I'm actually more tempted to go the other direction and expand them into full-length stories. There are so many details that exist only in my head because they didn't make the 100-word cut.


That's a great idea, especially if you had a micro where readers wanted to know more! I have used a micro before as a test to see if readers were interested in my subject matter enough for me to develop it out.
utterchaos
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Here's what I find weird: I think I have some game at flash fiction, but I am SO BAD at micros. You'd think that the two forms would share similar strategies, but I don't think they do.

Here's a small example: I don't think flash needs a lot of plot. You need for one thing to happen, that changes a character in some way, but it can be very small and nuanced thing that happens. I DO think most of the better micros I've read have a strong plot, and it's essential to the story. Especially that last line twist, which seems to be a staple of good micros. Kistin did a three scene micro that still seems like witchcraft to me. Micros need more structure than flash, which boggles my mind.

Okay, one more: I think good flash tends to have genuinely hot sex in it, even if it's just a detail. I don't think you have time in a micro. Get in, get out, and you don't really have the words for a hot sexy detail. Micros tend to refer to sex, but not really describe it.

Anyway. My two cents. I think Jen's guidelines and advice are excellent. I'm in awe of those of you who can pull them off. I can't.


The two that I've done, are a snapshot. I had plans to write about different moments that lead to sex but my series is taking up my free time. Kiteares wrote an A-Z of fetishes in microfiction which worked amazingly well.
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The two that I've done, are a snapshot. I had plans to write about different moments that lead to sex but my series is taking up my free time. Kiteares wrote an A-Z of fetishes in microfiction which worked amazingly well.


Thank you for the shout out UC

I think some them are ripe for what clum was thinking of, but life took over as it's want to do.

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I don't have many micros, but I'm actually more tempted to go the other direction and expand them into full-length stories. There are so many details that exist only in my head because they didn't make the 100-word cut.

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That could be a really interesting exercise. Finding the essence of your story and distilling it into 100 words. Makes you really consider what the key moment in the story is that opens up the rest of it.

I don't have many micros, but I'm actually more tempted to go the other direction and expand them into full-length stories. There are so many details that exist only in my head because they didn't make the 100-word cut.


I kinda tried that, but I found I tend to be really verbose and taking a longer story and trying to pare it down wasn't working for me. What I found myself doing was getting to the core of the story and ending up with an almost brand new story with no connection to the original.

I find that starting from scratch for a micro is actually easier for me, I start with a core idea and without the need to pare down a few thousand word and just focus on adding the rest of the micro quite a bit easier. Of course 'easier' is a matter of opinion because micros are harder than longer stories, especially for a wordy bytch like me.

I have found the opposite being true. Several times I wrote and published a micro and then found myself wanting to expand the story. Like my micro: https://www.lushstories.com/stories/microfiction/-my-hero-.aspx turned into a full blown story: https://www.lushstories.com/stories/lesbian/-lesbian-to-the-rescue-.aspx (Yes, shameless plug LOL)
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