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So last week I tried to do the weekly challenge. I made a big mistake in thinking that I'd be able to squeeze the 90 minutes of writing into what seemed like a slow day at the office. Then things got busy. I still finished my story in about 2 hours, but I'd missed the mark.
My main question concerns the 1,000 word cap on flash fiction, though. Is that a firm 1,000 words?
The story I wrote last week finished out at 1,085 and I found I could not curb the details of the story (ironic, given the theme last week).
Since I had failed to meet both criteria of time and words for the challenge, I did not submit. Instead, I went back and toyed with the wording of my piece, addressing issues I felt I had passed over for the sake of word count. It's now about 1,200 words.
I'd like to continue working on these challenges, but I wanted to address the 1,000 rule first.
My main question concerns the 1,000 word cap on flash fiction, though. Is that a firm 1,000 words?
The story I wrote last week finished out at 1,085 and I found I could not curb the details of the story (ironic, given the theme last week).
Since I had failed to meet both criteria of time and words for the challenge, I did not submit. Instead, I went back and toyed with the wording of my piece, addressing issues I felt I had passed over for the sake of word count. It's now about 1,200 words.
I'd like to continue working on these challenges, but I wanted to address the 1,000 rule first.