Flash fiction is difficult to write well. The author must establish genre, an MC, a plot, climax, and resolution with ruthless efficiency. There is the kernel of a complete story in "Swan Song," but the grain perhaps needed more words to germinate. 2 out of 7 rocket-dragons.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Review of "Swan Song" by Melissa Mead
Flash fiction is difficult to write well. The author must establish genre, an MC, a plot, climax, and resolution with ruthless efficiency. There is the kernel of a complete story in "Swan Song," but the grain perhaps needed more words to germinate. 2 out of 7 rocket-dragons.
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