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RETreasure
(@rschibler)
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Hey all! Yesterday I was invited to talk to a Brazilian Writers Group about flash fiction and Apex Magazine. I did a miniature version of the flash fiction class I teach through Apex, and thought some here might find that interesting. It's free to watch on youtube here: https://youtu.be/kLh_k8_RmIQ?si=22Ny4IQ-WM8-4KJG

V34: R,HM,R
V35: HM,R,R,HM
V36: R,HM,HM,SHM
V37: HM,SF,SHM,SHM
V38: (P)F, SHM, F, F
V39: SHM, SHM, HM, SHM
Published Finalist Volume 38
Pro’d out Q4V39
www.rebeccaetreasure.com

Managing Editor, Apex Magazine

 
Posted : October 15, 2023 5:32 am
Todd Jones, TimE, DoctorJest and 2 people reacted
(@morgan-broadhead)
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Thanks, Rebecca! As I'm currently doing flash and micro fiction for Inktober this month ( I don't draw, so this is how I contribute), this was perfect!

"You can either sit here and write, or you can sit here and do nothing. But you can’t sit here and do anything else."
— Neil Gaiman, Masterclass

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SFx1
HMx5
R/RWCx5

 
Posted : October 16, 2023 4:42 am
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DoctorJest
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I'm not writing flash at the moment, I'm trying to shift into a novel-writing gear (damn clutch keeps slipping), but I'm going to watch it anyway.

DQ:0 / R:0 / RWC:0 / HM:15 / SHM:7 / SF:1 / F:1
Published prior WotF entries: PodCastle, HFQ, Abyss & Apex
Currently on a writing hiatus

 
Posted : October 16, 2023 9:26 am
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Todd Jones
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@rschibler Thank you for the link.  I plan to watch.

"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2024 - V41 - Q1-RWC (Resubmitted a "HM"), Q2-HM, Q3-RWC, Q4-Submitted (Resubmitted a "RWC")
2023 - V40 - Q1-HM, Q2-HM, Q3-R, Q4-HM
2022 - V39 - Q1-SHM, Q2-HM, Q3-SF, Q4-HM (Resubmitted a "HM")
2021 - V38 - Q4-HM (Resubmitted a "R")
2020 - V37 - Q2-R

 
Posted : October 16, 2023 9:44 am
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DoctorJest
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This really is a great and succinct talk, and really nails down some points that I think a lot of writers (myself included) would do well to consider when thinking about their stories. I have a very slap-dash approach to my writing, so some of the approaches described here (such as over-writing and then editing down) feel like they'd work very well for me, while others I think would help me get out of the weeds that I do sometimes get a little lost in. And the more Apex-specific details generalize really nicely in concept, too.

I really enjoyed this--thanks for sharing!

DQ:0 / R:0 / RWC:0 / HM:15 / SHM:7 / SF:1 / F:1
Published prior WotF entries: PodCastle, HFQ, Abyss & Apex
Currently on a writing hiatus

 
Posted : October 18, 2023 10:40 pm
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RETreasure
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@doctorjest Glad you enjoyed it! I think a slap-dash approach can work well, but it helps to internalize a lot of these concepts so we can apply them as we write.

V34: R,HM,R
V35: HM,R,R,HM
V36: R,HM,HM,SHM
V37: HM,SF,SHM,SHM
V38: (P)F, SHM, F, F
V39: SHM, SHM, HM, SHM
Published Finalist Volume 38
Pro’d out Q4V39
www.rebeccaetreasure.com

Managing Editor, Apex Magazine

 
Posted : October 20, 2023 1:52 am
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