: Re: How do you write short-short nonfiction? I need to write an opinion, narrative of only 80 words in length. Examples: write about your fondest childhood memory/comment: homework should be banned,

@Carla500

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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!]]

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