Why Writing Flash Fiction Is Far From Pointless








Then again, that doesn’t make Diana a complete novel-writing reprobate and ignoramus. Writing flash fiction definitely does have its benefits, and you can publish your efforts through traditionally or self-published anthologies if you’d like.

It might not make you as much money as writing novels. Then again, there’s no guarantee you’ll be making money off of those either.


Novels or short stories. Fiction or nonfiction. Business writing, blogging or just for fun.



Here’s why:

Successfully writing a flash fiction piece will sharpen your writing skills.






That aside, even the most old-school academic writers can benefit by writing flash fiction.

Flash fiction forces you to analyze your writing in a whole new way. Due to your limited word count, you have no choice but to see your established sentences more critically than you otherwise would.

Is that word necessary?

Does that sentence deserve to be there?

Can that thought be rephrased?

Being human and all, writers of all stripes have a very bad habit of looking at their copy and seeing what they expect to see: which is what they intended to write.

That’s especially true after a round or two of editing.

If they meant to be funny, then they “see” a light, humorous tone coming off the pages – even if it's actually demeaning or dull. If they meant to be thought-provoking, they read exactly that from their text – even if they were actually longwinded or obnoxious.

That’s why editors exist, of course. And Innovative Editing is ready and willing to strengthen your copy in so many ways should you like to try it out.

