Allison Wyss

I don't think I've been lost. And a book(!): Splendid Anatomies (Shirley Jackson Award Finalist, 2022)

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Header: A slice of a book cover with a mixed textile sculpture called "High Lonesome" by Korey Rowswell, beside the words "Splendid Anatomies, stories, Allison Wyss"

Profile pic: Still a picture of Allison Wyss, trying to look badass but not quite getting there, but this time holding up an arm with a tattoo of her book's cover image (white woman, glasses, curly brown hair)

Allison Wyss
allisonwyss@zirk.us

Here's me writing about one of my favorite things again...

How do YOU sustain wonder (or horror) in your fiction?

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July 10, 2024
Allison Wyss
allisonwyss@zirk.us

This one's by my co-writer, but you should still check it out. It's about leaving space for the reader to feel.

Of course, I think both (or many) strategies are good--it just depends what you're going for. But also, I keep thinking about how a film or tv adaptation might dig into the spaces left for a reader. And that might clash with the emotions the reader first had, or it might layer with them to create a new depth.

imprompt2.beehiiv.com/p/sale-c

June 30, 2024
Allison Wyss
allisonwyss@zirk.us

Want to analyze newly published flash, turn your discoveries into new writing, & share for supportive, generative feedback?

This summer, my Flash Fiction class happens through LIT!COMMONS.

Sign up for Jul & Aug to get this class & everything else that's wonderful about that space.

8 live zoom meetings, (Thurs, 7/11/24 - 8/29/24, 7-8pm CST)
PLUS an asynchronous path to complete on your own time!

Wait until July, then register here:

bit.ly/LitCommonsAW

June 17, 2024