[View this email in your browser]() # We have a new episode out! # [032. Flash Fiction with Allison Spooner](https://share.transistor.fm/s/414b1d11) Author Allison Spooner shares tips and tools to complete your writing **Introductions** - [NaNoWriMo](https://nanowrimo.org/) and [flash fiction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flash_fiction) - Allison Spooner is the author of [*Flash in the Dark*](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1726840727/) and [*The Problem with Humans*](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1692596004/) - Find Allison online at [spoonfulstyle.com](https://www.spoonfulstyle.com/) or [@allyspoon](https://twitter.com/allyspoon) **Outsource your writing parameters** - Accountability through writing groups, events, and contests - Benefits of deadlines, prompts, settings, and other writing constraints - Outlining and other ways to complete a novel in small pieces - Writing exercises and parameters that help you get better with practice - Telling a story with Joseph Campbell's [Hero's Journey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero%27s_journey) - Tips for writing when you need some structure **Methods for practicing writing** - Look for random writing prompts online or in your physical environment - Start small, like 500 words - Go to writing events near you - Try writing at different times and with different techniques to find what works best for you - [Donald Miller's 5 Writing Tips](https://lucidbookspublishing.com/donald-miller-writing-tips/) - Make your customer the hero of your business' stories - Write for fun, define writing success for you, and a little progress is still progress - Scale up to make a novel - One flash fiction story per day will help you reach your NaNoWriMo goal - Come up with writing prompts for the whole month in advance **★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★**