{"product_id":"flash-fiction-february-9798233844140","title":"Flash Fiction February","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert C. Worstell | S. H. Marpel | C. C. Brower\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Living Sensical Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Living Sensical Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Anthologies (multiple authors)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Ghost Hunters Lore Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen muses become obnoxiously ever-present, the easy way out is to write their stories. As fiction - even though you both know they are very real. However, I'd been living and working in the world of non-fiction for years now, and happily funding my research this way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the itch to dip back into the heady worlds of fiction was still making my life uncomfortable on a regular basis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was an author named Bradley Ramsey who at last successfully tempted me back into dipping my toe back into those fiction realms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst, he ran this Substack challenge last year - to write a single story every day during January. And I watched it from the outside, bemused and entertained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then, in January he did something exceedingly rare. He read and reviewed one of my stories. And honestly liked it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause I'd gone the fast-release route for years on Amazon against the no-feedback, no sales regimen there. Testing the idea that enough organic discovery would eventually prompt people to buy my books. However, as I discovered. Amazon was the graveyard of writer's hopes - because they \"had\" to promote new works every month. So that by three months, any books you've published literally disappeared - unless you \"wanted\" to run ads on their platform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Substack, Ramsey had hit into the marvelous idea of building a community first. And publish your works for free. Meanwhile, several authors took their works (which started out by answering his prompts) and published them as a collection - and selling them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the heels of Ramsey's review, he started this year's Flash Fiction February challenge. Write a new story, no more than 1500 words long, one each day for 28 days. I was hooked. And my fast-release processes engaged again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, I mostly knew my own book universe of the Ghost Hunters - and used his prompts to re-explore stories I'd started writing in 2018. Those stories had recurring characters exploring real-life themes inside a fantasy mystery writer's world. So these published stories provided characters here as well as settings pulled from them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSure, it was telling people that this huge universe, - covering several dozen short stories - was out there waiting for them. Days and months of entertainment. And I'd already published many of these stories on Substack itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the end of this challenge, I was exhausted. And had a pile of stories. So the second half of my rapid-release habits showed up. I compiled all these in order, cleaned up the links in them, and cobbled this book you're reading out of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, yes, I'll give away as many copies of this as I can. Because: it's decent entertainment, and if you like this, there's lots more waiting for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd so, let me leave you to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eP.S. And as usual, find me on Substack. Like, share, re-stack, subscribe. Also, that's all easier through the app...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Living Sensical Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47776268255383,"sku":"9798233844140","price":2253.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798233844140.webp?v=1777995270","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/flash-fiction-february-9798233844140","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}