93 Random Word Drabble

Challenge 4/2

The challenge? A complete fiction story in 100 words that includes the random word for the day.

New words are posted on Fiction Shorts every morning at 10 AM CST.

We know 100 words are not a lot, but make sure your story has a plot, a who, what, when, where, and why. And, it helps the reader connect if your character has a name. You want your readers to care. This is the challenge.

The word is the word. The only changes allowed are an ‘-ed’ or ‘-ing’ or an ‘s’. If it’s already one of those things, don’t change it. :)

Two of your tags must be Random and Drabble

Tips

Writing dialogue between two or more people, in 100 words can get tricky. It’s especially challenging for the writer to know if they’ve got it right when they already know who’s speaking.

The easiest way is to limit it to two people. Italicize one, not the other. That way you don’t have to keep saying, ‘Aliza said, or She exclaimed.

We can easily follow the conversation.

Maria Rattray pointed out to me, that the proper punctuation to indicate the person is still speaking in a second paragraph is to not use a closed quote at the end of the first paragraph, but do use another opening quote in…