Drabble Writing Basics

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Title:	Drabble Writing Basics
Creator:	Halrloprillalar
Date(s):	April 10th, 2003
Medium:	Online
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Topic:	Drabbles
External Links:	https://prillalar.livejournal.com/10537.html
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Drabble Writing Basics is a LiveJournal post by Halrloprillalar that discussed what she saw as the fundamentals of a good drabble. The primary points she focused on were detail, focus, a plot or point, a punchline or reveal, and a sense of being complete. The post was linked from the profiles of several drabble communities to help explain the concept. The post itself was titled "hal100", as a reference to the naming format of many drabble communities, but it was usually linked as "Drabble Writing Basics" or something similar.

As of 2022, there were 51 comments remaining on the post, with a number having been deleted over time. Some users expressed frustration with the number of drabble communities at the time, feeling that drabbles represented a low-effort form of fanfiction that contributed little to fandom.