An Anthology of the Best Flash Fiction on Twitter

An Anthology of the Best Flash Fiction on Twitter

by Ben Mitchell Lewis
An Anthology of the Best Flash Fiction on Twitter

An Anthology of the Best Flash Fiction on Twitter

by Ben Mitchell Lewis

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Overview

ABOUT THE BOOK

How To Find Twiction

Call it flash fiction, nanofiction, twitfic, twiction, or a dozen other names. Though the name might not yet be agreed upon, flash fiction tweets are here to stay. The premise is simple: create a whole story with only 140 characters. The twitterverse has exploded with examples over the past year, and 2011 brought innumerable stories of quality and depth.

In my search for these stories, many sources came to light. While some twiction accounts have faded into oblivion (it can be taxing to post every day, and once stalled, sometimes impossible to begin again), more arise every day. A 2011 New York Times article states that “there’s evidence that the literary flowering of Twitter may actually be taking place.”

It’s not difficult to find the handful users that post often—sometimes more than once per day. Some accounts are connected to webpages like nanoism.net and picfic.wordpress.com; others are personal accounts. Personal users like @midnightstories, @arjunbasu, @twitfics are great sources of twiction. On the quest for sources of flash fiction tweets, searching hashtags can be fruitful (for example, #twiction, #twitfic, #nanoism, and so on).

Twitter collections, like @picfics and @nanoism, are for people more serious about the genre. If you want an even bigger dose of twiction, check out the twibe (twitter tribe), or the online publication One Forty Fiction.

The Best Of The Best

With so many amazing accounts to sift through, selecting the best twiction of 2011 was no easy task. It has become a prolific genre, and I read through thousands of tweets. I looked for stories that truly took advantage of the medium—stories that were incredibly concise (as they had to be), but made me wonder what happened five minutes before and what would happen years down the road.

In twiction, the stories technically end after 140 characters, but the best of them make you crave more. Successful twiction stories make you think deeply about current events, politics, and social issues. Some use the power of allusion to draw connections between other works, fiction or not. Often, they make you double over in laughter.

MEET THE AUTHOR

Ben Mitchell-Lewis is a resident of New Hampshire, but tries to spend as much time as possible traveling around New England, the country, and the world. He is a graduate of Colby College and is slowly cracking into the freelance writing game. Ben likes to get outside in any capacity (but especially to rock climb or ski), and travel/adventure writing is his favorite genre, though classic American novels are hard to beat..

EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK

In my search for these stories, many sources came to light. While some twiction accounts have faded into oblivion (it can be taxing to post every day, and once stalled, sometimes impossible to begin again), more arise every day. A 2011 New York Times article states that “there's evidence that the literary flowering of Twitter may actually be taking place.”

It's not difficult to find the handful users that post often—sometimes more than once per day. Some accounts are connected to webpages like nanoism.net and picfic.wordpress.com; others are personal accounts. Personal users like @midnightstories, @arjunbasu, @twitfics are great sources of twiction. On the quest for sources of flash fiction tweets, searching hashtags can be fruitful (for example, #twiction, #twitfic, #nanoism, and so on).

CHAPTER OUTLINE

The Best Short Stories of 2011—An Anthology of the Best Flash Fiction on Twitter
+ How To Find Twiction
+ The Best Of The Best
+ Life
+ Love
+ ...and much more

Product Details

BN ID: 2940014094931
Publisher: Hyperink
Publication date: 02/01/2012
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 185 KB

About the Author

Ben Mitchell-Lewis is a resident of New Hampshire, but tries to spend as much time as possible traveling around New England, the country, and the world. He is a graduate of Colby College and is slowly cracking into the freelance writing game. Ben likes to get outside in any capacity (but especially to rock climb or ski), and travel/adventure writing is his favorite genre, though classic American novels are hard to beat.
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