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Flash Forward How to use Flash Fiction to Grow Your Writing Muscles: A Companion Workbook
By Echo Carroll
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The companion to Flash Forward, this workbook contains exercises designed to help writers improve their skills using flash fiction. Each section focuses on a single aspect of craft, with exercises to combat overwriting or underwriting, walls of text or walls of dialogue, and more. This workbook is designed to help writers develop their skills in a rapid and focused manner.
To help any imaginations that need a boost, the Flash Forward Workbook comes with writing prompts and examples to spark the imagination and guide writers through the exercises.
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