Board Thread:Bully Fanon Writing Club/@comment-5385060-20160502011229

I figured this would be the best place to post this, because that is what writing clubs are for. Sharing tips, tricks, and advice.

Here is a little FAQ about them, but if you have any questions I haven't covered, go ahead and post it and I'll answer

What is a "Drabble?"

A drabble is a piece of narrative, or a very small story that is exactly 100 words - no more, no less. Usually they focus solely on one character, sometimes two at most.

How do I know if I've written 100 words?


 * 1) The old fashioned way, by counting them yourself.
 * 2) Use some kind of online word counter, or using the one that comes with Microsoft Office, or some other program designed to count the words you've written.
 * 3) Or alternatively, you could use this template. (Add your own punctuation or layout.) Just replace the number with the word. I.E: Delete 1 and replace it with the first word of your story, and continue that way.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100

Can I put dialogue in my drabble?

Yes! Of course. If you want to add a few words of dialogue, go ahead. They are the same as any other form of narrative, just shorter.

If I wanted to write another drabble, that continues on where the other left off, could I?

You could, but if you are going to do that, I would recommend writing a short story. Drabbles are usually stand alone narrative.

Are contractives such as "won't" or "couldn't" one word or two?

One word. Most office programs count them as one. 