[ SECRET POST #5923 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5923 ⌋

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[Buck from 9-1-1]



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[City of Light]



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Comments

Is there a name for this writing style/method?

[(Anonymous)]

I don't see it that often in published books and pretty much never in fanfic, but I'm talking about the type of writing where it's basically just like "this happened, then this happened, then this happened, etc." without being very detailed. I feel like most people don't like writing like that, but I do because it lets me imagine/fill in the details myself and IDK, I like it.

Anyway, is there a name for it?

Re: Is there a name for this writing style/method?

[(Anonymous)]

Sounds like Hemmingway.

Re: Is there a name for this writing style/method?

[(Anonymous)]

Tell not show, I guess? I mean, you won't see it called that, but it's often held up as the opposite of good writing.

Re: Is there a name for this writing style/method?

[(Anonymous)]

I don't know if there's a name for it, but man, I love this kind of blunt, spare writing in the hands of a skilled writer. Someone already mentioned Hemingway, and while I'm going to guess they most likely didn't meant it as a compliment(?), it does sound like Hemingway, and I definitely DO mean that as a compliment.

Of course, this kind of writing doesn't work for everyone, and it can easily miss the mark and come off clunky, IMO. But when it's good, it can be so fucking powerful.

Re: Is there a name for this writing style/method?

[(Anonymous)]

Gordon Lishism.

Re: Is there a name for this writing style/method?

[(Anonymous)]

I'm the one who mentioned Hemingway. I meant it value-neutral. Whether or not you like that style of writing, Hemingway's a good example of the form.

Re: Is there a name for this writing style/method?

[(Anonymous)]

Fair!

Re: Is there a name for this writing style/method?

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe minimalistic or "iceberg theory".

Re: Is there a name for this writing style/method?

[(Anonymous)]

Do you mean like in that the story is very much more actions and reactions dictate where the story is going?

Perhaps, there are no flashbacks in your stories? If there is any mention of the past it's either a person making a comment/telling a story or a POV character is prompted of a memory of the past and in the moment they're thinking/reflecting on it?

Because I enjoy that sort of writing too but now that I think about it, I picked up on this method of storytelling from being a fan of the US version of "The Killing". Read an article/interview with the writer/showrunner and they specifically said they wanted no flashback scenes in the show. Really took note of how the show tells the past/memories without flashbacks.

IDK what to call it and IDK if I'm thinking of the same thing