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The Short and Long of It

By Paul Alan Fahey

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Do you write short fiction but long to s-t-r-e-t-c-h those tight little 55ers, flash pieces, and short stories into longer, publishable work? Do you have binders full of short pieces with characters you'd love to flesh out? Are you dying to tell the rest of these stories? If so, The Short and Long of Itis for you! Award-winning short fiction writer Paul Alan Fahey shows you how to expand and adapt your brief creations into longer, more satisfying stories, plays, novellas, and novels pitch perfect for publication in the e-age. This book will help you practice expanding your short fiction. Through detailed examples and hands-on exercises, you'll learn how to: Adapt 55 fiction into flash fiction;Adapt flash fiction into short stories and plays;Adapt flash memoir into personal essays;Write a tight logline;Develop a story theme;Build three-act structure; andDevelop characters and enhance backstory.So grab a copy today and start writing longer stories tomorrow!

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GenreOther

Length5 hrs 20 mins

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Publish dateApr 30, 2016

LanguageEnglish

1Introduction

56Chicago 1974 by Paul Alan Fahey

2Part 1: The Short Forms

57Where We Going? by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)

3Chapter 1: 55 Fiction

58Where Are You Going To? by Paul Alan Fahey

4December 8, 1980, 5:59 P.M. by David Congalton

59Your Turn Now

5The More Things Change by Christine M. Ahern

60Chapter 7: Short Stories to Novellas

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6Grapplemeyer by Shirley Powell

61Wheel of Fortune by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)

7Your Turn Now

62The Woman Who Ran Away by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)

8After the Exercise

63Your Mother Should Know by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)

9A Tale of One Alley by Paul Alan Fahey

64Your Mother Should Know by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)

10A Tale of One Alley by Paul Alan Fahey (revised)

65Your Turn Now

11The Road Not Taken by Paul Alan Fahey

66Chapter 8: Flash Fiction for Character Development and Backstory

12No Biz Like Show Biz by Paul Alan Fahey

67A Deadly Game of Malice by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)

13Making a Comeback by Paul Alan Fahey

68Your Turn Now

14Addis Ababa by Paul Alan Fahey

69She Never Went into the City by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)

15Flight of the Mockingbird by Paul Alan Fahey

70Too Long Among the Dead by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)

16Car Trouble by Paul Alan Fahey

71Too Long Among the Dead by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)

17Sup&#x27;osin by Paul Alan Fahey

72Too Long Among the Dead by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)

18A Cry for Help by Paul Alan Fahey

73Too Long Among the Dead by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)

19Expand your 55 Fiction to a 100-Word Summary

74Your Turn Now

20Artistic License by Paul Alan Fahey

75Chapter 9: A Very Short Conclusion: Want Ad by Paul Alan Fahey

21Artistic License by Paul Alan Fahey (expanded)

76Part 3: Appendices

22Garden Reach by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)

77Appendix A: Rules for Writing 55 Fiction

23Your Turn Now

78Yes! You Can Be a Famous Writer! by Steve Moss

24Chapter 2: Flash Fiction

79The Rules

25Examples of Flash Fiction

80Appendix B: 55 Fiction by Paul Alan Fahey

26Carpathia by Jesse Lee Kercheval

81The Make-up Artist by Paul Alan Fahey

27Bye by Willy Bruijns

82Good Hair Day by Paul Alan Fahey

28The Most Dangerous Time by Sue McGinty

83Peeper by Paul Alan Fahey

29Figment by Susan Tuttle

84Farewell to Manderley by Paul Alan Fahey

30Anatomy of a Flash

85The Blue Scarf by Paul Alan Fahey

31Circle of Women by Paul Alan Fahey

86They&#x27;re Playing Our Song by Paul Alan Fahey

32Ladies of the Mesa by Paul Alan Fahey

87Season Finale by Paul Alan Fahey

33Sisters by Paul Alan Fahey

88Turnabout by Paul Alan Fahey

34Whodunit? by Paul Alan Fahey

89Appendix C: Flash Fiction and a Flash Play

35Send Your Camel to Bed by Paul Alan Fahey

90Siren by Paul Alan Fahey

36Moonlighting by Paul Alan Fahey

91The Train to Montevideo by Paul Alan Fahey

37Mr. Withy&#x27;s Justice by Paul Alan Fahey

92Head Over Heels by Paul Alan Fahey

38Nevermore by Paul Alan Fahey

93Fireworks by Paul Alan Fahey

39Nevermore, Dearest by Paul Alan Fahey

94And There Was Claudia by Paul Alan Fahey

40Your Turn Now

95Night Trip by Paul Alan Fahey

41Chapter 3: Loglines, Themes, and Three-Act Structure

96Blue Magic by Paul Alan Fahey

42Story Logline or Through Line

97Following a Pattern by Paul Alan Fahey

43Your Turn Now

98Ladies Who Lunch by Paul Alan Fahey

44Theme

99Appendix D: Wheel of Fortune by Paul Alan Fahey

45Your Turn Now

100Appendix E: Character Development and Backstory

46Three-Act Structure

101The Brooch by Paul Alan Fahey

47Your Turn Now

102What Sarah Remembered by Paul Alan Fahey

48Part 2: Expanding and Adapting Short Fiction

103Close in Spirit by Paul Alan Fahey

49Chapter 4: Flash Fiction to Short Plays

104Sometimes They Hear Us by Paul Alan Fahey

50Close Your Eyes and Think of England by Paul Alan Fahey

105Wednesday&#x27;s Child by Paul Alan Fahey

51Your Turn Now

106She Never Went into the City by Paul Alan Fahey

52Chapter 5: Flash Fiction to Short Stories

107Walking Granger by Paul Alan Fahey

53The Wind by Paul Alan Fahey: Mistaken Identity by Paul Alan Fahey (excerpt)

108Appendix F: For Further Reading

54Your Turn Now

109Permissions

55Chapter 6: Flash Memoir to Personal Essays

110Acknowledgments

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