Drabbles are hard
Apr. 15th, 2010 01:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alias_sqbrI want to try and get myself to practice writing more, and being able to write on command rather than just when I'm inspired. So I joined ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
landofferelden, which divides people into teams and gives points for participation in things like drabble contests(*). Silly, but I think having that motivation (to participate. Trying to win would just make me stressed) will be helpful.
And it has been! There's a drabble contest (locked) and I quickly got an inspiration for the prompt. "Ok" I thought to myself "100-300 words is way shorter than I usually write, so distill the idea down to it's essence."
I sat at the keyboard and typed.
Current length of the story? 11 words. And it's perfect. Any more would ruin it. Dammit! (I'm not posting it yet in case I somehow think of another 89 words that don't ruin it before the contest closes)
*tries to think of another idea*
EDIT: It was more like 95 extra words, but I am DONE.
(*)Nb they also give points if people join and mention your name. So on the VERY off chance any of you choose to, say Sophie sent you :)
landofferelden, which divides people into teams and gives points for participation in things like drabble contests(*). Silly, but I think having that motivation (to participate. Trying to win would just make me stressed) will be helpful. And it has been! There's a drabble contest (locked) and I quickly got an inspiration for the prompt. "Ok" I thought to myself "100-300 words is way shorter than I usually write, so distill the idea down to it's essence."
I sat at the keyboard and typed.
Current length of the story? 11 words. And it's perfect. Any more would ruin it. Dammit! (I'm not posting it yet in case I somehow think of another 89 words that don't ruin it before the contest closes)
*tries to think of another idea*
EDIT: It was more like 95 extra words, but I am DONE.
(*)Nb they also give points if people join and mention your name. So on the VERY off chance any of you choose to, say Sophie sent you :)
