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Very Short Novels
http://www.davidbdale.wordpress.com
Very Short Novels. "299 words. Anything more is waste." Character, conflict, emotional impact. And sentences! Everything you want in a novel, without one extra syllable.
- Added on: Jun 7th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: davidbdale
- Listed in: Fiction Writing
- Tags: writer writing short story story flash fiction ficton
Recent Posts
An Offering
—Nevertheless you did kill him? —I was present at his death. —Present with a knife. —Mine was not the only hand on that knife. —You left the young men below? —As we often had before. —And took your son up the mountain alone? —As was ...
Under the Bed
I had no magic as a child. I would have used it if I had, to stop the Boots from kicking me where I hid. Flat against the bedroom floor with the floor of the sky just inches above my nose, I knew no safer, more anonymous place to be, but even so cert...
Salt Toast
In photos of my daughter’s wedding, I look thinner than I was and not at all as if I wanted to strangle the groom. There stands Sheila, radiant as always against a bank of pallbearer suits. Looking back over her shoulder, she lures the eye with one...
Separate Trains
They looked married. In what they took for granted, the other riders saw they had been together forever. He read the map of the system posted by the door, tilting his head to follow the lines, and kept his balance with a hand on the pole. She clung t...
Clarity
The Computative Assistant to the Acting Vice-Director of Apportionment Compliance for the local subdistrict stopped counting. For an hour he did nothing but stare at his screen and its pattern of numbers that veiled the white certainty beyond. Keys c...
Borrowed Luggage
A simple man named Abraham Kosofsky watched his tiny town of Berezovka grow tinier every day. Fannie, he asked his wife, What will become of us when all our neighbors are carried away by this coughing fit and buried? But Fannie was too sick to answer...
Comments & Reviews
This blog is currently rated a 4.83 out of a possible 5 based on 52 comments.
Tagalog Online Pocketbook
rare. yummy. wow!
Edilberto Gonzalez Trejos
Original, innovator.
Horatio Salt
fascinating site. great concept, strong writing.
bonoriau
Fantastic blog from bonoriau
Benny Greenberg
This is short - to the point and quite entertaining... I didn't waste words...did I?
liztiana
I want to learn more about writing with you
Rebecca
Great site, great stories.
Sam Knoll
David,
Excellent content and great concept.
I have added your feed to my reader and will recommend your blog to my lists.
Keep up the great work!
Regards,
Sam Knoll
milou
Hi,
thanks for adding me to your friends. I do enjoy browsing through your blog! Your blog is both entertaining and informative; great*. I've learned a lot, I will be back...
Please be kind to take some moment and provide me your feedback for poetry4kids:-).
Have a great day,
Milou
The Sparrow
I tried to compose a new comment but everyone seems to have covered every possible praise :) But i think another rating of 10 cannot do much harm !
Jrayrice
Excellent work! Please read and comment on my articles @ http://blog.itsallaboutabandonment.com
Thanks!!
Tomas
Wow,
your posts are the pictures that talks.
I smell them and thank you for a sip of fresh air amidst the street cries.
Your writing urges to awake and to open the eyes.
Thank you
BT Cassidy
Wow, fanatstic examples of flash fiction- I relly like your work, you've got a great grip on an intersesting genre.
Mr. Grudge
What a creative blog. I love it, and I will be back for much more. You've perfected a unique and wonderful literary form.
Parisukat
short but awesome!
keep up the great work!
Robert Drysdale
Greetings Davidbdale
Invention of Love......Wow! did that bring back memories.
Thanks. Back later for more. Keep up the great work. You should try Science Fiction. Maybe I'll try this 299 word concept and get your thoughts if I may, time permitting of course. Added you as a friend.
Regards
biobob
ChurchOfIntegrity
Love the concept and love the stories. Keep up the good work.
Candy
fascinating concept - love it! unfortunately i fear i'm far too long-winded to qualify... in the words of .....? (can't remember who said this), 'i didn't have time to write a short letter, so i wrote a long one instead.' :)
Poom
Fantastic...
Your writing is incredible !
Keep on writing :)
Peter McCartney
David is a fantastic writer & teacher,
lambs123
Excellent stuff David!
Enjoyed reading Novels.
E Murphy
Amazing how much story you can pack into 299 words! Awesome...
Badthing
David I just read your "Box of Ice" and since my relatives were not fortunate enough to survive the Holocaust, this story really touched me deeply inside. Your blog is now residing in the Poetry/Writing catagory upon my Links page, http://www.non-violent.com/links.htm#poems where I hope you and your talent will be very cozy and comfy.
Daniel Lanz
Hey! I had to rate your blog and as I only read some of your stories, I rated you 10 ;-) I pesonaly like short literary forms, (is that bad Enlish?) but pesonally tend more to poetry if it comes to writing myself. Unfortunately my poems are in German. (I'm not Spanish, I'm Swiss, just writing blogs in Spanish and Enlish, funny, isn't it... ) Well, in the future I'll drop in more often to check out your stuff.
Thanks. Daniel.
Pawel
Good reading. I enjoyed yr latest entry. U've been blogrolled
Joy Anderson
Keep up the fab work and see you in the writing world!
Bobo
Love reading the stories.
Billy Warhol
Awesome Reading + Amazing Writing!!
A True Pleasure!!
;))
Peace*
Ross Hetherington
Nice blog!
Badthing
Hi David :)
You have an intriguing way of expressing yourself and I'll definitely be back for some more! Thank you for your friendship and I'm happy to offer you mine.
Scott Paterson
Nice site and some interesting stories. Well done
Theresa Hall
David has an innovative way to offer those of who love to read fiction a way to get all involved and finish the story quickly. What great idea. Please stop by for a relaxing read. Original review was lost from BC server. Hope this does the trick. Great day!
Cheryl
Neat! I'll have to bookmark this one (in addition to you being in my friends). But.... I'm glad you can do the short thing - heck, I'm just getting started at 299 words! LOL
Andrew Odlum
Fantastic writer with great stories
Lorla Bowles
good work
metaDAD
Perfect for me and my mosquito-like attention span!
Kelvene D. Requiroso
This blog is really fantastic. Highly recommended!
KidReviewer
coolios. Added you to my blogroll.
Mike French
Very Short Comments:
Clever writing, rich in texture, good quick story arcs.
Avarana
Good work!
Tony Cleator
Hi Davidbdale, superb stories, I will be back often for a quick escape. Cheers Tony
Jennifer Farley
Hi David, Great ideas and great stories. I love reading, but I find at night I can only stay away for about 2 paragraphs of a book before I doze off. I'm going to print off a few of your stories to read at night so I can feel the excitement of finishing a novel regularly!
all the best
Jennifer
Paul White
What a fabulous concept. I've read three so far and I'm already hooked.
Mark
Wow, this 299 word concept is an awesome idea for writing on the web.
Willow Tree
hi! just visited, read the 2 most recent posts. Im only just starting to flex my writing muscles, and am appreciative of this idea of fitting all that needs to be said [or *not* said!] into 299 words
will drop by more to see what else youve produced. happy writing!
~willow~
Judy Andrews
I enjoyed reading your short novels.
Barbara s Journey Toward Justice
Loved reading you stories and blog. Great job. I will return to read more.
ExtraordinaryGyrl
I had a great time reading lots of your Very Short Novels!! :) I'll be back for more, definitely.
Pat Mc Nally
Like your blog and I will be back to read morfe.
Pat Mc Nally
Like your blog and I will be back to read morfe.
Good blog, Good blogger
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