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== External links == | |||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drabble Wikipedia entry] | |||
* [http://www.ansible.co.uk/writing/drabbles.html Article on the origin of drabbles], from 1991, by David Langford | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:36, 18 December 2008
- For other uses, see Drabble (disambiguation).
A story consisting of exactly 100 words.
The format was used especially in Doctor Who fandom, from the 1990s onward.
When the name was adopted by other fandoms, ignorant fans overlooked the length requirement, leading to a wide misuse of the term.
- Variants
- Double-drabble: 200-word story
- Half-drabble: 50-word story
External links
- Wikipedia entry
- Article on the origin of drabbles, from 1991, by David Langford