Fiercely Flash—
Courageous and Compressed Writing
12-Week Flash Writing and Revision Course
Travel the map of micro and flash creative writing in fiction and nonfiction. Over twelve weeks we’ll learn about the flash form, read from inspiring authors and produce spontaneous writing from a prompt every week. Each prompt focuses on different elements of the writing craft from narrative arc to metaphor to finding inspiration. The entire course builds across the twelve weeks from the flash introduction to full competence in flash writing. By the end, you’ll have started at least twelve flash pieces and/or found inspiration for your longer works in progress.
Every class is recorded and available on YouTube to review or attend asynchronously. A writing community in Canvas allows everyone, including Max, to review and critique the group’s weekly writing.
**IMPORTANT: Keep in mind that our class times are in the Pacific Time Zone. We’ve allotted two hours, but the class length sometimes might be shorter depending on attendance and the generative writing in the second part of each class. Each class is recorded and made available on YouTube to people who have paid for the class.
Thursday evenings 5:30 PM--7:30 PM Pacific
Schedule and Course Description: FIERCELY FLASH: THE BASICS OF FLASH
Week 1: Thursday May 1— What is Flash? (A discussion of genre and how to get started writing flash. Second part of session: Reading—Prompt—Write Your Own Flash in Six Minutes!)
Week 2: Thursday May 8—A Complete Story (Structure in Flash. What continues to make this form unique? Second part of session: Reading—Prompt—Write Your Own Flash in Six Minutes!)
Week 3: Thursday, May 15—The People We Meet (Point of View and characterization—how to do more with less. Second part of session: Reading—Prompt—Write Your Own Flash in Six Minutes!)
Week 4: Thursday, May 22— Where Are We? (Making place come alive in your short writing. Second part of session: Reading—Prompt—Write Your Own Flash in Six Minutes!)
Week 5: Thursday, May 29— How do We Feel? (Writing sensory detail for greatest effect. Second part of session: Reading—Prompt—Write Your Own Flash in Six Minutes!)
Week 6: Thursday June 5— Translating Your Vision (Using figurative language such as metaphor, simile, imagery, etc. to bring readers into your world. Second part of session: Reading—Prompt—Write Your Own Flash in Six Minutes!)
GENRES WITHIN THE GENRE: PRACTICING THE TECHNIQUES AND TYPES OF FLASH WRITING
Week 7: Thursday June 12— Under a Rock (Hermit Crab and lists as techniques in flash fiction. Second part of session: Reading—Prompt—Write Your Own Flash in Six Minutes!)
Week 8: Thursday June 19 — Say it Again? (Repetition and Anaphora in flash. Second part of session: Reading—Prompt—Write Your Own Flash in Six Minutes!)
Week 9: Thursday June 26 — Imitation is the Best Form of Flattery (Hannibal Lecter isn’t the only one who tried on someone else’s skin—we’ll try on other people’s techniques for size. Second part of session: Reading—Prompt—Write Your Own Flash in Six Minutes!)
BREAK: 4th OF JULY HOLIDAY
Week 10: Thursday July 10— A Picture Paints 1000 Words—or Fewer (Writing from images, objects, and making lists. Second part of session: Reading—Prompt—Write Your Own Flash in Six Minutes!)
Week 11: Thursday July 17 — Put it Out There (Places and Publishing in the world of flash. Second part of session: Reading—Prompt—Write Your Own Flash in Six Minutes!)
Week 12: Thursday July 24 — Revision is “Re-VISION” (Googly eyes and ways to see your work anew). Second part of session: Workshop each other’s work.
The full price for the 12-Week Course is $300. To register at the monthly rate of $100 in 3 monthly payments for the May 1-July 24 “Fiercely Flash—Courageous and Compressed Writing” Course, click the link below. $100 is due upon registration, and the remaining balance is due on June 1 and July 1. A confirmation email will be sent within 24 hours of registration. Be sure to check your spam folder as well.
**If you'd prefer to pay for the entire course in one payment at registration, you'll receive a $50 discount, making full price $250. People attending the 2025 in-person Writing Away Refuge qualify for a 10% discount. Email us at: info@writingawayrefuge.com**
