drabbles
Hundred-word fiction pieces
Drabbles are pieces of fiction exactly 100 words long—no more, no less.
The constraint forces precision and economy.
Writers use drabbles as exercises or publish them as complete micro-stories.
The form originated in science fiction fandom and spread to other communities.
A half-drabble (50 words) is sometimes called a dribble; a double drabble runs 200 words exactly.
She wrote a drabble every morning to warm up.
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Very short stories
- vignetteBrief evocative description
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- snippetSmall cut portion
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fandom
Enthusiast community collectively
- fanficUnofficial stories using existing characters
- archiveStored historical records
- anthologyCollected literary works volume
collection · series · compilation · submission · exchange · fest · zine · contributors · readers · comments
microfiction
Very short stories
constraint · brevity · challenge · prompt · exercise · fandom · fanfiction
prose
Unversified language
- narrativeAccount of events
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- compositionArranged elements forming whole
drafting · freewriting · creativity · imagination · craft · authorship · wordsmith · penning · scribbling · typing