Member Teleseminar
Len Leatherwood
October 19, 2018
11 am PDT | 12 pm MDT | 1 pm CDT | 2 pm EDT

Flash fiction and flash memoir pieces are everywhere these days. Just today I read three flash fiction stories featured in The New Yorker magazine.  “Flash” is characterized as writing that contains no more than 1000 -1200 words. Editors both online and in print are recognizing the power of this compressed form of storytelling and, as a result, the market for flash is growing steadily stronger. This teleseminar will explore the fundamentals of flash fiction and flash memoir and also present a specific method to add both clarity and resonance to your writing. We will also discuss the benefits of writing “short” for longer pieces of fiction and memoir.

Those attending the teleseminar will learn:

1) A brief history of flash
2) The fundamental elements of flash fiction and flash memoir
3) How to use literary elements to deepen flash stories
4) Where to go to learn about publishing opportunities for flash
5) The benefits of writing flash for both short and long pieces

Writing flash fiction and flash memoir is both gratifying and fun.  You get a lot said in just a few words and are able to finish a piece and submit it much faster than with longer forms of writing. Come learn what flash is all about!  I think you’ll find it quite intriguing.Len is a published writer of flash fiction/flash memoir with pieces appearing in flashquake, All Things Girl, Real Words for Real Women, True Words Anthology, Provo Canyon Review, A Cup of Comfort Cookbook and numerous other literary journals. She was a nominee for a Pushcart Prize in flash fiction in 2015. She is also an award-winning writing teacher, who has been teaching students privately in Los Angeles for the past 18 years. In addition, she serves as both a teacher and the Online Classes Coordinator for Story Circle Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to women telling their stories. Over the past decade, Len has been presenting writing workshops at national conferences. She blogs at 20 Minutes a Day, lenleatherwood.wordpress.com, where she has been sharing her daily thoughts on writing and life since 2012.