Five Points Acceptance

I read a lot of flash fiction for 5 reasons: 1. I started as a publisher a long time ago 2. I started as a reader even before that 3. I started as a writer before I could read 4. I love reading it 5. I want everyone to love it

You’re not a Real Writer until the day you realize that a rejection doesn’t mean your story is bad but: 1. Another story is better 2. The editorial assistant partied the night before 3. The pub took all the stories they needed 4. You didn’t follow the guidelines 5. Your story is too good for…

Add layers. The more you have, the better. Don’t worry if some readers would miss them. The better ones won’t. Banish cliches. A bit of irony won’t hurt in most cases. Don’t moralize. There are enough preachers besides you. Don’t repeat what has been written already but feel free to improve the best writers’ creations….

It’s not important what or how well you write but who you are. Names sell words.

A very faithful adaptation. The actors are practically 19th century Russians. Pierre Bezukhov is an earnest puppy walking on his hind legs.

What is a mensch? Mensch (Yiddish) is a person who uses a question mark at the end of an interrogative sentence.