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

Eighty words isn't an essay. It's a few sentences - a paragraph or two. Enough to express one short idea, but not to develop or explore it. You should therefore have a clear idea of what it is you...

posted 5y ago by Galastel‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-12T21:57:43Z (about 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T13:03:29Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T13:03:29Z (about 5 years ago)
Eighty words isn't an essay. It's a few sentences - a paragraph or two. Enough to **express one short idea** , but not to develop or explore it.

**You should therefore have a clear idea of what it is you want to say, and say just that.** If you wish to provide an example to illustrate your point, pick one that would be familiar to the reader, and thus fit into one sentence.

Background, conflicting interpretations, discussion, consequences - no room for that.

(The above is exactly 80 words.)

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2019-10-01T10:57:08Z (about 5 years ago)
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