Drabble, anyone?
I love writing ‘drabbles,’ extremely short fiction because they offer the opportunity to write in a wide variety of genres and styles. Drabbles present the chance to experiment with point of view and prose. Often, these 100 – 200-word experiments become 1,000-word flash fictions, which are sometimes saleable.
In my files (to be worked on at a later date) is the rough draft of a short story that began as a brief exercise in writing from the point of view of the flâneur–the person of leisure, the idler, the urban explorer, the connoisseur of the street. They are the interested observer, a person who seeks much, knows a little, and is a (frequently unreliable) witness to the events of a story.
Click here for Scott Driscoll‘s great blogpost on the flâneur. In short, he tells us that: “With a flâneur narrating, you can remove the noticing consciousness from…
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Thank you, for the reblog, Chris!
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Welcome. Connie 👍😃❤️
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A Drabble for the Eurobodalla Writers means a complete short story of exactly 100 words – not 99 or 101. It really hones one’s writing resulting in some exciting stories.
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Thanks for that info, Suzanne 👍😃
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@Suzanne – That is a strict interpretation, and is one that many publishers adhere to. I greatly admire writers who can make great stories within such limitations. Some other publishers are more lenient, but never more than than 300 words. The shorter the restriction, the harder a writer must work to complete a story arc. They are a great way to learn how to write what matters, and omit the rest.
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