1. Have an Interesting Snippet to Share : Click Here
    Dismiss Notice

Dable in Drabble - event

Discussion in 'Stories (Fiction)' started by tuffyshri, Dec 1, 2014.

  1. tuffyshri

    tuffyshri Gold IL'ite

    Messages:
    987
    Likes Received:
    996
    Trophy Points:
    188
    Gender:
    Female
    Kindle the writing skill in you. Take up the challenge to prove your precis writing capability. How short and sweet can you say a story??

    So... what is this Drabble?

    Wiki says "A drabble is a short work of fiction of exactly one hundred words in length, not necessarily including the title. The purpose of the drabble is brevity, testing the author's ability to express interesting and meaningful ideas in a confined space."

    Well, we are not going to test anything but just make yet another interesting event by organizing this contest. In fact this contest is 55 fiction.

    So... what should I do?

    All you have to do is choose any topic and spin a story around it. But the catch is.... it should be having only 55 words. It can be within or maximum of 55 words.

    So... here are the rules

    1. Your story to have fifty-five words or less
    2. Should have a plot
    3. Can have one to many characters
    4. The title of the story is not part of the overall word count, but it still cannot exceed seven words.
    5. One can write any number of stories - no limitation
    6. Stories should be original and not lifted from any other source or internet
    7. Stories shall be posted until 30th December 2014

    Few guidelines -
    Hyphenate words are two words.
    Make use of contractions to economize your word count. eg., 'She'll' is single word compared to 'she will'.
    Similarly Acronym is a single word.
    Also the numbers. eg., 37 is a single word compared to 'thirty seven'
    Initial is counted as a separate word.
    Word availability - just like scrabble, if the word is available in dictionary, it is available.

    How do I post

    1. You may post your story in this forum Stories (Fiction)- IndusLadies only. Posts outside are not considered as part of the event.
    2. Use the title "Dable in Drabble - " appended by your story's title not exceeding 7 words.

    Please use this thread ONLY for comments and Q&A. Stories posted as part of reply to this thread will NOT be considered.

    Have fun! Awaiting eagerly for more entries to shower!!!
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Dec 4, 2014
    9 people like this.
    Loading...

  2. rgsrinivasan

    rgsrinivasan IL Hall of Fame

    Messages:
    10,291
    Likes Received:
    9,985
    Trophy Points:
    540
    Gender:
    Male
    Re: Dable in Drabble - Contest

    Hi Tuffyshri,

    Thanks for starting an interesting contest. I posted one just now, and this is the concise version of my earlier blog [my own]. Hope that is allowed.

    Thanks. -rgs
     
    2 people like this.
  3. viraghu

    viraghu Gold IL'ite

    Messages:
    373
    Likes Received:
    330
    Trophy Points:
    123
    Gender:
    Female
    Re: Dable in Drabble - Contest

    only english stories or tamil stories can also be posted?
     
    1 person likes this.
  4. annujp82

    annujp82 Gold IL'ite

    Messages:
    227
    Likes Received:
    263
    Trophy Points:
    123
    Gender:
    Female
    Re: Dable in Drabble - Contest

    So excited!! Thank you for coming up with the contest tuffy!!
     
    1 person likes this.
  5. padmaja909

    padmaja909 Platinum IL'ite

    Messages:
    846
    Likes Received:
    2,093
    Trophy Points:
    263
    Gender:
    Female
    Re: Dable in Drabble - Contest

    hi Tuffy!! interesting contest :) I will also try my hand :hide:
     
    1 person likes this.
  6. tuffyshri

    tuffyshri Gold IL'ite

    Messages:
    987
    Likes Received:
    996
    Trophy Points:
    188
    Gender:
    Female
    Re: Dable in Drabble - Contest

    Thank you and I was damn sure that you would post one. In fact this got ceded based on our previous conversation, RGS. Yes picking from your own blog is absolutely fine
     
  7. tuffyshri

    tuffyshri Gold IL'ite

    Messages:
    987
    Likes Received:
    996
    Trophy Points:
    188
    Gender:
    Female
    Re: Dable in Drabble - Contest

    Oh thats a great thought, never striked me. Let us confine ourselves at this point of time to English only. Soon can open a thread for regional languages too.
     
  8. tuffyshri

    tuffyshri Gold IL'ite

    Messages:
    987
    Likes Received:
    996
    Trophy Points:
    188
    Gender:
    Female
    Re: Dable in Drabble - Contest

    Thanks. Am too excited to read thro several stories now :)
     
    1 person likes this.
  9. tuffyshri

    tuffyshri Gold IL'ite

    Messages:
    987
    Likes Received:
    996
    Trophy Points:
    188
    Gender:
    Female
    Re: Dable in Drabble - Contest

    Thank you. Yep, dive in.. that is why i have said this as 'dable' :D
     
  10. Rajeni

    Rajeni Moderator Platinum IL'ite

    Messages:
    1,257
    Likes Received:
    2,318
    Trophy Points:
    290
    Gender:
    Female
    Re: Dable in Drabble - Contest

    Thank you for this wonderful contest, Tuffy!

    I tried a few.. Can't stop myself, its so compelling :)
     
    1 person likes this.

Share This Page