How Long Are Those Blogshorts?
“Thirty days,” she said.
“I suppose…” he replied. He knew that Post-a-day had fizzled and the Month of Books Meme had stalled badly around Day 17.
“Ahhhh…what the hell…”
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Blogdramedy has challenged those of us that think about short fiction to think about really short fiction during June. Blogshorts: 30 stories, 30 days, 30 words. That is, one 30-word story per day.
These’ll make drabbles seem like War and Peace. It will be fun to see if I can get something to have any punch with so few words.
These’ll make drabbles seem like War and Peace.
… exactly what I was thinking as I typed and watched the word count climb ever higher.
Talk about needing brevity!
Drabbles. FTW. :)
I like the inclusion of dialog. In a 30-word story that is downright decadent. I’m looking forward to trying that myself. Someday.
You’re off to a good start!
Thanks! The problem with dialog isn’t the dialogs its the he-said, she-said!
What fun!
And you’re Freshly Pressed *again*! What a popular fella!
Go figure!
Hee! I love to see you guys at work. You notice, however, that I simply enjoy the Dribbles and the Drabbles. My brain is too lazy to join in. :P
L — c’mon, you can do it! (I’m like a short-fiction pusher)
How long are those BlogShorts? About cheek length. ;-)
“Adding dialogue is a great idea,” she said with a grin.
We could never wear shorts like these in Catholic school! :p
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