Doug Weller

What can we do with 6 words only limt? What can we think if we only could write complete stories or poems in 6 words?
This is the kind of book where haiku literary style have his own field to grow, far from that can be meaningless in a hard and concentrated way.

I have being interested in haiku since im reading this book, being honest, the thing is that general poetry doesnt encourage out of classical poetry forms usually and this book can exist as nonsense if people is not used to different views.

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I received a MOBI.file of this book from the author through a giveaway he had on LibraryThing, and the following is my honest opinion.

The author began his book with a quote from Shakespeare
Which, to me, felt quite dear and clear.
‘Brevity is the soul of wit.’
And these words for me made quite a fit.

For I too had written a book of very short stories.
A hundred stories, only five sentences long.
The stories belonged to several categories.
Some of them projected emotions that might have felt strong.

I felt writing them so short had been a rather great feat.
That another author might hard to beat.
But, then I found and read this book,
And found most of the 500 six-word stories to be rather neat.

The reading of each story
Can’t be done in a hurry.
For it takes time for it to become quite visual in one’s mind.
Because that’s the way, they’re designed.

And here, I thought, I’d been the champ of brevity writing
Only to be outdone by shorter stories just as inviting.
I know I’ve now lost my brevity writing champ crown
And here I now sit, and on my face, I’ve got a small frown.

While some of the SIX WORD WONDERS might not visually create a story with a beginning, middle, and an ending in the minds of potential readers, they still can create a rather vivid image mentally for them. In the end, for having written a collection of 500 ultra flash fictions for his readers, I’ve given the author, Doug Weller, 5 STARS for his endeavor here.… (mehr)

What can we do with 6 words only limt? What can we think if we only could write complete stories or poems in 6 words?
This is the kind of book where haiku literary style have his own field to grow, far from that can be meaningless in a hard and concentrated way.

I have being interested in haiku since im reading this book, being honest, the thing is that general poetry and others doesnt encourage out of classical poetry or general forms of fiction forms usually and this book can exist as nonsense if people is not used to different views.… (mehr)

I found this book highly entertaining. Who knew that just 6 words could be a complete story.
Doug Weller grabs your attention from the onset in 'Six Word Wonder' with his fascinating poetic thoughts.
It will take you on a journey through emotions. It made me smile, it made me think, it made me sad and it made me laugh. For example, the sadness in "Ambulance Finally Arrived. Left Without Siren" or the romance in "After Fighting, I Need You More" or the amusement in "Obtuse Oprah Often Obviated Obvious Options" in the chapter about Alphabet People.
The way Doug cleverly conjures up a whole story or situation in the readers mind is absolutely brilliant.
The last chapters get you thinking of effectively creating your own 6 word creations....it is not easy!
About this book I can only say 'Determined Doug's Direct Dialogue Doesn't Disappoint'. I highly recommend this book to all.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review… (mehr)