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Welcome!
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What’s on today?
Creative writing
workshop
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Discover…
with David Gaffney
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Discover flash fiction with David Gaffney
David Gaffney
� Manchester, UK.
� Writes stories
that are exactly 150
words long… and
loves the restraint!
� Also writes
novels & graphic
novels.
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Let's discover a story by David Gaffney
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"Until You are Happy", From Sawn-Off Tales, David Gaffney, 2010.
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Our students' reactions…
"It makes me think of a possible
future, like in an episode of Black
Mirror; or like on social networks
where everyone shows the best side
of their life."
Mélodie
"It's about the obligation to be happy.
I can really relate to it."
Livia
…and David Gaffney's!
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Where did you get the
inspiration?
�From real life
"Until You are Happy"
� By observing
and questioning it
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How can we write flash fiction?
� Think about the
premise of your story
and then develop it
into a plot.
To do this: start with
the end!
� Focus on what the
reader really needs to
know about the
character. Do not
include too much
description.
� Do not make the
story too practical.
Keep some poetic
or figurative
language.
� Create gaps that
the reader will be
able to fill.
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Micro
Fiction
James Mark Miller
Discover…
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Micro fiction by James Mark Miller
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What makes this story "effective"?
Short sentences and
frequent line breaks
increase the suspense
The focus is on the
actions & emotions
The verbs in the simple
past move the story
forward
It starts in medias res
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What makes this story "effective"?
Short sentences and
frequent line breaks
increase the suspense
The repeated use of the
definite article "the" increases
the reader’s allegiance
The focus is on the
actions & emotions
The writer plays with the
reader’s expectations
The verbs in the simple
past move the story
forward
The familiarity of the situation
makes it relatableIt starts in medias res
The external narrator is
omniscient
There are gaps for the reader
to fill
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Use this opening line to write your own text
He awoke in the night…
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He awoke in the night…
Think about your ending:
He laughed out loud…
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Think about how you are going to get there:
PLAN YOUR STORY
Choose a tone:
□ dramatic □ comical
□ ironic ...
Choose the next
actions
Choose the characters
Introduce a problem
Remember your ending
& the narrative voice
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Start writing: CHOOSE YOUR WORDS
He opened his eyes.
He had just heard a strange noise
coming from under his pillow.
/ some kind of squeak
a muffled cry
It made him tremble / shake / shiver.
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“Who’s there?” he said shyly / hesitantly.
Mind the
punctuationChoose the right
speech verbs
Give a voice to your character through direct
speech
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“Who’s there?” he said shyly / hesitantly.
Mind the
punctuation
Choose the right
speech verbs
Give a voice to your character through direct
speech
asked/ inquired
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It sounded as if someone was
looking for something.
But who or what could it be?
Let the narrator
speak for the
character
BE + ING to
provide an
explanation about
an action
Give a voice to your character through free
indirect speech
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“It’s me, the tooth fairy!”
squeaked a tiny, muffled voice.
“I’m stuck under your pillow!”
Play with the reader’s expectations
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He laughed out loud.
End the story: surprise the reader
He was 99 years old.
“It’s me, the tooth fairy!”
squeaked a tiny, muffled voice.
“I’m stuck under your pillow!”
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One final tip for our students to improve their writing?
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