Micro Essays

The quiet power of micro-prose.

What is a micro-essay?

A micro-essay is a form of micro-prose, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like:

A tiny snippet of words.

How tiny? You decide. It’s not strict like a haiku or iambic pentamer. But there is a general consensus that a micro-essay is usually under 300 words.

So, how micro is micro?

You decide. The are no strict rules as with a haiku or iambic pentamer. But there is a general consensus that a micro-essay is usually under 300 words.

For me this usually looks like a single “chunky paragraph.” Technical term, But other micro-writers will break 300 words into seperate paragraphs like a more traditional (albeit short) essay.

What to write about?

I know this sounds like a cop-out, but write about whatever you want.

Mini memoir pieces are common.

I personally write a lot of reflections about things I’ve learned in my life, but styled more as quick notes to other people.

I also love doing self-interviews as writing practice for developing my voice, and just sharing a bit of my world with the internet; it’s also the easiest way to develop your writing skills, because it’s literally just answering questions about yourself!

Lastly, micro-prose is a great way to distill your own knowledge or offer your own perspective on ideas that already exist. I do this in my miscellany and astrology sections.

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