nanofiction
Extremely brief narrative
Nanofiction is extremely short fiction, typically under 300 words and often much shorter—sometimes just a sentence or two.
The term emphasizes brevity beyond even flash fiction or microfiction: Her nanofiction piece was exactly fifty-five words.
Also called hint fiction or drabble, depending on the specific word count.
Hundred-word story form
- six-word storyUltra-brief complete narrative
- vignetteBrief evocative description
- prose poemPoetic text without verses
- microstoryExtremely brief narrative
brevity · word count · constraint · compression · miniature · snapshot · fragment · sketch
System of trade and production
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
- white spaceUnprinted page regions
- subtextImplicit meaning beneath words
resonance · precision · distillation · suggestion · ellipsis · minimalism · density · punch
Collected literary works volume
- online journalWebsite for periodic entries
- TwitterMicroblogging social network
- submissionYielding to another's will
- contestOrganized competitive event
zine · literary magazine · blog · social media · word limit · guidelines · digital platform
- workshopPlace for making or learning
- promptIncite to action
- challengeTest of ability
- writing groupAuthors gathering for feedback
pedagogy · teaching tool · exercise · practice · experimentation · accessibility · emerging writers
drabble
Hundred-word story form
- six-word storyUltra-brief complete narrative
- vignetteBrief evocative description
- prose poemPoetic text without verses
microstory · brevity · word count · constraint · compression · miniature · snapshot · fragment · sketch · capsule
economy
System of trade and production
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- implicationIndirect suggestion or consequence
- white spaceUnprinted page regions
subtext · resonance · precision · distillation · suggestion · ellipsis · minimalism · density · punch · twist ending
anthology
Collected literary works volume
- online journalWebsite for periodic entries
- TwitterMicroblogging social network
- submissionYielding to another's will
contest · zine · literary magazine · blog · social media · word limit · guidelines · digital platform
Hemingway
writing group · pedagogy · teaching tool · exercise · practice · experimentation · accessibility · emerging writers
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