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What to Write This Week (3)
What to Write This Week

What to Write This Week (3)

an experiment in narrative structure

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Michelle Richmond
May 01, 2023
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Read War of the Clowns, by Mia Cuoto, published in the Massachusetts Review.

Write a flash fiction that begins, "One day..."

Structure the story as a brief summary of what happens each day for five days. Intensify the action on days 3 and 4, culminating with a big change/event on day 5.

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