Comments on: Reynald’s Rap: Lance chats with Anthony Tognazzini

By: Bob Thurber

Bob Thurber — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:16:00 +0000

A nice, healthy discussion and I missed it.

By: jodyreale

jodyreale — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:50:40 +0000

You had me at bacon maple bar.

By: Nathalie

Nathalie — Sat, 10 May 2008 03:24:24 +0000

100 words stories.

By: SusanHenderson

SusanHenderson — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:56:48 +0000

I’m sure you just made Anthony smile!

By: SusanHenderson

SusanHenderson — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:56:04 +0000

Yeah, this is an interesting idea that there have probably been flash fiction writers for a long while, but now we just have a label for it.

(Thanks for the shoulder to cry on today.)

By: SusanHenderson

SusanHenderson — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:52:17 +0000

I’ve never heard the term “drabbles” until now.

By: SusanHenderson

SusanHenderson — Fri, 09 May 2008 20:49:36 +0000

Now that’s quite the endorsement for this book. Thanks for stopping by, Timothy!

By: Betsy

Betsy — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:14:06 +0000

This is so up my alley. More book-shopping for me!

By: Aurelio

Aurelio — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:27:03 +0000

There is a rich tradition of small stories, allegories, parables, and bon mots. Benjamin Franklin made a habit of it. These things are very much like pockets full of useful things to pull out as needed. I look forward to reading yours, Anthony.

Thanks for sharing on the Park this week, and thank you too, Lance, for another fine interview!

By: Nathalie

Nathalie — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:48:08 +0000

Flash, drabbles (horrible name, that), micro or even nano fiction. They are all hot things right now. It seems that the attention span of the readers is dwindling – too much stress, too much to do – and these are the perfect niche entertainment (in fact the first five stories I sold were ranging from 60 to 150 words). I found that writing to a limited (and sometimes precise) word count a great exercise. It keeps me on track of what is essential and the importance of the world beyond the words.