Alight Writing Academy

Still thinking about writing your first short story?

The Short Story Masterclass gives you:
- 6 practical modules
- Multiple writing assignments
- Personalised tutor feedback
- Step-by-step guidance to help you finish strong

Ready to write your own story?
Message us for more details or drop a comment. We’ll get back to you ASAP.

Flash Fiction Course is now available on Etsy!

If you want to learn how to write powerful stories in just a few hundred words, this course is for you.

The course includes:
• 4 comprehensive modules
• 19 practical assignments
• Full personalised feedback on your work

During the course, you’ll learn:
✍️ How flash fiction works
✍️ How to write compelling short pieces
✍️ How to edit and refine your work
✍️ How to approach publishing and submissions

Whether you’re new to flash fiction or looking to sharpen your skills, this course will guide you through the entire process—from idea to polished, publication-ready story.

Now available on Etsy! Link in bio.

What matters is this:
The ending changes
how we see the story.
It deepens something.
Reveals something.
Or makes us understand
why this moment mattered.
That’s often far more powerful
than a surprise ending.

What writing actually feels like… Let’s support each other. 🙌
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Good dialogue usually has a purpose.
It might:
- reveal character
- create tension
- move the scene forward

❌ Bad exposition:
“Hello sister.
As you know,
we’ve lived here for fifteen years.”

Nobody speaks that way.

✅ Instead:
SARAH:
“You’re still keeping that awful wallpaper?”
JAMES:
“Mum liked it.”
“SARAH:
“She’s been gone fifteen years.”

The information feels natural
because it emerges through conflict.

Follow our page for more writing tips and join our Flash Fiction Course as a beta tester (FREE).
Comment “flash fiction” below if you’re interested.

Seth’s been collecting writing prompts again…
Six jars. Six prompts. Each one waiting for the right person to pick it.
Choose a number from 1–6 – go with your instinct.

Then scroll down to discover your prompt
Happy writing.

Jar Prompt 1
A stranger knocks. You let them in.
You can’t leave until you tell them something – you just don’t know what.

Jar Prompt 2
You’re walking home at dusk.
An eight-foot scarecrow stands in a field – and hundreds of crows are gathered around it, perfectly still.
What’s really happening here?

Jar Prompt 3
You’re in the library late at night.
Where the exit should be, there’s now a wall of books – all of them about you.
What do they say?

Jar Prompt 4
You’ve been invited to speak at a prestigious conference.
As you look out from the stage, you realise the entire audience is made up of the same person.
Why are they here?

Share part of your story in the comments… and let us guess which prompt you chose.