Ben Wolf is the founder and editor-in-chief of Splickety Publishing Group, which publishes three flash fiction magazines. Here's the link to the Show Notes Page for Ben Wolf's interview with highlights, links, and social media connections.

Ben’s an author of speculative fiction and a children’s book. Ben starts by defining flash fiction, which he says is a different term for short story. Splickety uses flash fiction that is 1000 words or less with a beginning, middle, and an end - with some sort of conflict going on. Ben shares his struggle with three obstacles: time, money and understanding the craft. His first published novel was a unique story about a vampire that gets saved and he talks about the challenge and value of the book. He helps us understand who can write flash fiction, and shares tip on how to try your ideas, write the story, and edit it to hold the finished story to 1000 words. We talk about the difference between short stories and flash fiction, and how writing flash fiction is a good starting point for writers to build a writing foundation. Ben candidly shares that if he were to go back in time, he would have written flash fiction and short stories to build writing credits and generate some freelance writing revenue. He shares an insightful insight into the challenges of writing that most writers and authors can identify with. He says the best advice he received was to study the craft, adding that if he had he could be five years ahead of where he is now. He’s direct with his advice for struggling writers - get your butt in the chair and write.