BINGO: blackout

[ysabetwordsmith]

I have reached blackout on my 8-13-13 card for the origfic_bingo  fest.  That link goes to my card, along with links to the five row bingo posts made on the source community.  I customarily call bingo one row or column at a time, whichever I complete first.

Comments

Re: Try this...

[aldersprig]

I'm not sure how I got that definition. I suppose 'vignette' is more appropriate.

I had not known it was 100-words; I'd first encountered it as a community for short fic.

Ficlet is an interesting one.

Re: Try this...

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I'm not sure how I got that definition. I suppose 'vignette' is more
appropriate. <<

Yeah, vignette is for a fragment of something. It's often left to stand alone, but it really acts like a part of a larger work. Vignettes are great in fanfic or shared worlds where there is a massive canon that readers already know, so you can just write this one bit you want to explore. Outside of that background context, it's hard to make them work well. But they are good for crowdfunding, where you want to make a tidbit worth reading on its own, yet leave room for expansion.

Re: Try this...

[aldersprig]

I've definitely found that. If I so an opening scene, it often intrigues people enough that they want more; if I'm writing in a canon like Addergoole, a suggestion of a scene can be enough to whet the appetite.

It is really bothering me, this mis-use of mine of the word drabble. :-/

I'm still okay with my use of Microfic though.

Re: Try this...

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> I've definitely found that. If I so an opening scene, it often intrigues people enough that they want more; if I'm writing in a canon like Addergoole, a suggestion of a scene can be enough to whet the appetite. <<

Yes, that makes sense.

>> It is really bothering me, this mis-use of mine of the word drabble. :-/ <<

I think that where we learn a word can influence how we use it.