Drabbles!

[mistressrenet]

What better day, when we've all been told how lame we are for writing drabbles, than today for me to pick up my drabble writing again? It's fate I say.

Comments

[morningstar4]

Yay, very nice! I particularly like the first one. :) And who says drabbles aren't worthy writing? Obviously they haven't read YOUR work. ;)

[childofatlantis]

... it amuses me that the poster of that rant is getting SHOT TO PIECES by everybody else, ever. :D

Also, YAY AZIRAPHALE. *loves*

[imre_nico]

...Hmm, interesting wank. I wish everyone had answered her in exactly 100 words.

Although I actually agree with some of what the OP said. I would never say drabble writing was less valid as a form, but the shortness of the requirement means that many people do seem toss off complete crap and call it a drabble, whereas the plot, planning and length requirements of fic do seem to discourage some of the asshats.

Its kind of like how everyone thinks they can write poetry >_<

On the other hand, I know of several people who specialize in writing restricted prose very artfully, and put a lot of time into it, with impressive results.

The replies did seem a little reactionary. I don't think this person intended to insult all of drabbledom.

[mistressrenet]

Oh, yeah. I think people have just heard the "you could write so much better" argument-- especially fanficcers-- that there's a knee-jerk (and not totally unjustified!) reaction.

[hungry_worm]

Mm, I'm especially fond of the Gojyo/Hakkai one.

"Huh," Koryuu said, in that 'I'm not impressed' tone he reserved for things that surprised or pleased him.
A tone like that is just like him, isn't it?

I like drabbles a lot. They were the reason I joined LJ way back (to comment in wk_100). XD It's just a matter of writing them well! :P Bad fics and bad drabbles are equally horrible and vice versa.

Sorry for the short comment. Need sleep, longer sentences not possible right now. x_x

[mistressrenet]

Thank you!

They're like bonbons. The world should have candy too, dammit!

[ymfaery]

Yay for lame folks who don't know how to word their rants properly so that they don't get shot down by all and sundry. XD

[mistressrenet]

I'd like to think the OP would have been shot down anyway, but her awkwardness made it very much easier.