Due:
Creative Writing Portfolio - FLASH/MICRO FICTION
Day 3 - Wednesday, March 26 - No Red Ink and Flash Fiction/Micro Fiction
No Red Ink Sophomores: Prepositional and Participial Phrases
Participial phrases begin with an -ing or -ed form of a verb (action or state-of-being word). Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition such as in, on, or around.
No Red Ink Juniors: Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses A restrictive clause introduces information that is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. A nonrestrictive clause can be removed without changing the meaning.
Definition: Microfiction and flash fiction are both forms of extremely short storytelling, but they have slight differences in length:
Flash Fiction typically refers to stories under 1,000 words, though some definitions extend it to 1,500 words. It tells a complete story with character, conflict, and resolution in a condensed space.
Microfiction is even shorter, usually under 300 words (sometimes capped at 100 or even 50 words), requiring extreme brevity while still delivering an emotional impact or narrative arc.
Both forms rely on implication, strong imagery, and efficiency in language to create powerful stories in a limited word count.
Read “With One Wheel Gone Wrong” (Linked below)
Response: Who is our main character, what does she want?
What imagery does the author use to show us her world?
Write a story with a clear beginning, middle and end that is 150-300 words in length.
No Red Ink Sophomores: Prepositional and Participial Phrases
Participial phrases begin with an -ing or -ed form of a verb (action or state-of-being word). Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition such as in, on, or around.
No Red Ink Juniors: Restrictive and Nonrestrictive Clauses A restrictive clause introduces information that is necessary to the meaning of the sentence. A nonrestrictive clause can be removed without changing the meaning.
Definition: Microfiction and flash fiction are both forms of extremely short storytelling, but they have slight differences in length:
Flash Fiction typically refers to stories under 1,000 words, though some definitions extend it to 1,500 words. It tells a complete story with character, conflict, and resolution in a condensed space.
Microfiction is even shorter, usually under 300 words (sometimes capped at 100 or even 50 words), requiring extreme brevity while still delivering an emotional impact or narrative arc.
Both forms rely on implication, strong imagery, and efficiency in language to create powerful stories in a limited word count.
Read “With One Wheel Gone Wrong” (Linked below)
Response: Who is our main character, what does she want?
What imagery does the author use to show us her world?
Write a story with a clear beginning, middle and end that is 150-300 words in length.