Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Education and Communications: [header] How to write flash fiction [title] Start the story in the middle of the action. [step] You don't want to waste valuable words setting up a complex backstory or giving a wordy exposition on the scenery surrounding your character. Begin your story at a moment of change; a crucial moment to the narrative.

Ending1: [title] Pick one setting, an era, a whole lot of change. [step] Decide how many events are going to occur along this timeline and how long it will take to reframe the plot. Ending2: Focus on showing your readers the tension of the scene, rather than wasting words describing why characters are acting a specific way. [substeps] Your flash-fiction piece should arrive at its main narrative or plot conflict in the first paragraph-or even the first sentence. Ending3: Make it a period or even a moment between the beginning and end of the story where everything begins. Even this brief burst of suspense can trigger plot twists. Ending4: This is where you can make use of your memorable moments and prepare for the emotional fallout. [substeps] If you're having a hard time coming up with a good backstory at this point, you may want to try writing in a moment of lucidity.

Answer format: ending1/ending2/ending3/ending4