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A '''ficlet''' (also called a minific or quickfic) is a short fanfiction piece, usually five pages or less, or able to fit in the pace of one post on a message board. The creation of ficlets covering an assigned theme are frequently called for in [[Iron Chef]] competitions on [[PPMB]] and [[SFMB]]. |
A '''ficlet''' (also called a minific, short short, or quickfic) is a short fanfiction piece, usually five pages or less, or able to fit in the pace of one post on a message board. The creation of ficlets covering an assigned theme are frequently called for in [[Iron Chef]] competitions on [[PPMB]] and [[SFMB]]. |
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A ficlet of 100 words or less is called a '''drabble'''. A ficlet of 200 words is called a '''double drabble'''. |
A ficlet of 100 words or less is called a '''drabble'''. A ficlet of 200 words is called a '''double drabble'''. |
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Very short prose works such as the above are sometimes called '''flash fiction'''. |
Very short prose works such as the above are sometimes called '''flash fiction'''. |
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The maximum word count of a ficlet, if such a thing were to be set, would probably be 1,000-2,000 words, at the low end for [[short story]] length. |
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