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Q&A How do you write short-short nonfiction?

Any piece this short has to assume a lot of knowledge from the reader. Therefore: write your piece like your would a conclusion to a longer piece, while leaving out any summarizing you may normal...

posted 5y ago by Weckar E.‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T13:03:28Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Weckar E.‭ · 2019-12-08T13:03:28Z (almost 5 years ago)
Any piece this short has to assume a lot of knowledge from the reader.

Therefore: write your piece like your would a conclusion to a longer piece, while leaving out any summarizing you may normally do.

Restrict yourself to the core knowledge you want to impart without necessarily supporting it directly.

And, as always, close with a particularly snappy or thoughtful line.

[[The above was 62 words. You don't have much more than that!]]

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-10-01T01:06:25Z (about 5 years ago)
Original score: 3