And the TUFF Carrot Ranch contest continues …
Have you already written your first draft 99-word flash fiction? If not, there’s still time. And now Charli presents us with the second part of the TUFF contest – to write two 59-word reductions, each from a different POV. Pop over to the Carrot Ranch to find out more.
Welcome back TUFF, rodeo writers!
By now, you’ve figured out you have an entire month to work on your flash fiction entry to TUFF (The Ultimate Flash Fiction). That might lull you into complacency. It might tempt you to disregard the contest until the very end (October 26 when the submission form goes live with the final part). Let me convince you otherwise.
Mastering TUFF in its flash fiction form teaches you the skills every fiction writer needs. We all have to draft and we all have to revise. TUFF can be a tool to work on your story with progressive word constraints.
Last week, in TUFF Part One, you drafted a 99-word story. Do. Not. Touch. It. A raw draft is a raw draft. Let it be. What comes next are the tools of your writing craft. Use the next two constraints to revise your final 99-word story…
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Norah Colvin 
Thanks for spreading the TUFF love!
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My pleasure. 🙂
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This is one intrinsic challenge. Fantastic instruction from Colleen. I hope to dive in. 🙂
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It certainly is challenging and intricate. I hope to get to it. Fingers crossed.
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Me too Norah 🙂
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Good luck!
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Thanks 🙂
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