Write A Twitter Story
Write a story that would fit in a Twitter post (whether or not you’re on Twitter).
140 characters (yes, that includes spaces). No more. Maybe less.
Go!
Daily Prompt – May 13: Twitter Story
Write A Twitter Story
Daily Prompt – May 12: Drabble
Write A Drabble (100 word story)
Write A Drabble
A ‘drabble‘ is a short story of exactly 100 words. We’ve already done a 55 Fiction day, so this drabble day should be a doddle!
Daily Prompt – May 8: 55 Fiction
It is possible to write a story in 55 words
A lot of people aim to write Flash Fiction because they think it’s going to be quicker than writing a longer story. Don’t they know their Blaise Pascal? (“”I have made this letter longer than usual because I lack the time to make it shorter.”)
55 Fiction
It is possible to write a good story in 55 words (the title isn’t part of the word-count, but must not exceed seven words), but it’s not necessarily a quick thing.
Still, Saturdays tend to have more ‘running around’ time than ‘sitting at a desk time’ for many of us, and that might equal ‘thinking time’ if we’re lucky.
So grab your idea right now. Then, while you’re folding laundry, or taking the kids to soccer, think about how you can deliver a punch in 55 words. Think about which elements of your story you can strip away to cut it down to 55 words. What is essential in your story?