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Writing Off the Deep End Episode 36

Writing Flash Fiction

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  • Gennifrey Edwards
  • Mary Thaler
 |  12 Oct 2020
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Hosts Geoffrey Edwards and Mary Thaler talks about the challenges of writing really short fiction, called “flash fiction”. What choices need to be made to get a coherent story in around 500 words? What kind of writing is required?

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In this ongoing series Geoffrey Edwards and Mary Thaler, two scientists turned authors, sit down to discuss everything writing-related: craft, process, and the importance of taking risks.

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Gennifrey Edwards

Since 2019, I am a full-time writer and part-time fashion designer, following retirement from a career as a research scientist. I write science fiction, historical fiction and contemporary fiction, and I have published some poetry. My first novel, scie …

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Mary Thaler is a writer, zine-maker and environmental microbiologist. She is currently revising the manuscript of a historical novel about the Arctic. Her work has appeared in numerous literary journals, and can be found online at marythaler.wordpress. …

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