I'm always fascinated by how differently we all approach writing. I post drabbles to archives the same as I do fics; I don't perceive them as being less in anything but word count. I know some people see drabbles as trivial but I'm very protective of them as a literary form.
I agree with you; they can be phenomenal. To distill an idea down to a hundred words exactly takes some doing. To encapsulate somethign memorable in under a thousand takes skill. There are some short fics by people I've read dozens of times and enjoy them more with every reading.
I've done my share of epics; Secretary, which I co-wrote, clocked in at 800,000, and I loved it... but it wasn't better because it was longer.
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I'm always fascinated by how differently we all approach writing. I post drabbles to archives the same as I do fics; I don't perceive them as being less in anything but word count. I know some people see drabbles as trivial but I'm very protective of them as a literary form.
I agree with you; they can be phenomenal. To distill an idea down to a hundred words exactly takes some doing. To encapsulate somethign memorable in under a thousand takes skill. There are some short fics by people I've read dozens of times and enjoy them more with every reading.
I've done my share of epics; Secretary, which I co-wrote, clocked in at 800,000, and I loved it... but it wasn't better because it was longer.