Presenting - Short Story Contest Results - Page 4

 

yes, i agree, the word limit was challenging.

 

especially when your story needs a plot, a setting, scenes, a clear beginning, middle and end.

 

seriously, even if you managed to get your story down to 500 words, i applaud you! this is a very difficult task - i've pulled out hair trying to edit some of my flash fiction.

 

but, at the same time, i think its a good exercise for writers to try flash fics. many times writers (including me) ramble on and on and on - and a lot of what we write is not even needed!

 

these kinds of exercises help you bring your story down to its bare bones. Every word counts.

 

with enough practice, one can even write a 6 word story like Ernest Hemingway:

 

 

so thank you to the person from CC who designed this task. it inspired me to think and churn out more stories than just one.

 

Nice short  stories.

 

Gr8 entries

 

Lubna

 

As Tanaaz said, it's quite tough to write a short story within a fixed word limit.....The huuuuuuge 'Word limit exceeded' comments I used to get from my English teacher last year are still fresh in my mind[=))]

 

All those who participated deserve applause for daring to do it....honestly, the first time I saw the theme n the word limit I felt too scared to participate[=))]

 

Hoping for more of these contests!!!!