[ SECRET POST #2722 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2722 ⌋

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Comments

Drabbles

[(Anonymous)]

The strict, 100-word kind, I mean.

Do you write them? Read them? What's the appeal or lack thereof? Would you recommend the last one you read? Or any in general?

Re: Drabbles

[lunabee34]

Yes to both!

I write a lot of drabbles, usually drabble sets.

For me, the appeal is the same as for poetry. There's such an economy of form that every single word must be precise and deliberate and utterly meaningful.

My favorite drabble ever is the following:

http://tripoli.livejournal.com/13246.html

As I say in my rec of this drabble, Drabbles are beautiful things, y'all. They are the poetry of fandom--these little slices of story and experience in which every single word is precise and exact and exquisitely chosen. They are paradox by which the strictures and limitations of a form become so freeing; their very economy engenders the creativity that the form should limit. This is one of the best drabbles I've ever read. 100 words and every single one cuts straight down to the bone.

Also, 100 words exactly. No exceptions.

Re: Drabbles

[solticisekf]

omg, sg1!

Re: Drabbles

[lunabee34]

:)

Such a good little fic.

Re: Drabbles

[solticisekf]

it is! And very fluffy.

Re: Drabbles

[lunabee34]

hahahahhaha. Yeah. I do tend to go for the heart stompers. maybe I should have warned for that.

Re: Drabbles

[solticisekf]

fluff and humpr is what drabbles are for, imo))

Re: Drabbles

[solticisekf]

I prefer non 100w drabbles. I read them rarely, when I'm really 'in' - in on a joke, or I know the author and their preferred fic topics, or it's a small old fandom where I'm surprised to find anything.
Drabble size is a point of contention to some. Imo, 103 is as good as 100.

Re: Drabbles

[pantswarrior]

I used to write them as part of a drabble challenge community, specifically because to me, it is a challenge. It's kind of like playing with Legos - you have to pick and choose very carefully to be able to build something coherent and aesthetically pleasing given the restrictions.

I read them when they show up on my feed and such, since they don't take long and if they're on my feed, they're probably written by someone who I think is a good writer who can pull it off - but I don't really seek them out.

And I get kind of pissed every time someone uses the word "drabble" to just refer to a fairly short fic that is not exactly 100 words. :P