Write in micro size | Theoretical Lesson 1st Week

Welcome to Season 21 of the Steemit Learning Challenge! In this six-week course, we invite you to explore the fascinating world of micro-literature (also known as microfiction) and develop your skills in writing creative and impactful stories in very few words.

Micro-literature in My Country or Continent
- Week 1 -

In this course, you will learn how to:

Develop your imagination: Create complete stories in a few words.
Develop language: Use words in a precise and evocative way.
Tell stories that impact.

In this first week, we want you to explore how stories are told in your culture and write your first micro-story. But first let's establish some important definitions.

In this post, we will present an overview of Microstory as a subgenre of Microfiction.

Minifiction as a Genre

According to Dr. Lauro Zavala, Minifiction: It is a term that is created to group all the manifestations and expressions of short literature. Even from narration, lyric, drama, among other genres. Minifiction comes to encompass a great variety of literary forms characterized by their reduced size, extension and expression of the message.

The Micro-story as a Subgenre

Microstories is a literary genre that challenges the boundaries of narrative, condensing entire stories into a small space. The micro-story would be a subgenre within minifiction. Its characteristics would be:

It always tells a story. (Narrative nature)

• The following can be distinguished in it: a beginning, a development and an end.
• In addition, the actions happen in a time and space. These can be suggested, modified, and even absent.
• Extreme brevity: a complete story is concisely condensed into very few words.
• Concise and precise language.
• Flexibility: The micro-story can explore different genres and styles, from realism, fiction, fantasy, humor, drama, tragedy to poetry.
• The micro-story is also considered a transgeneric genre, as it combines elements of different literary genres.

A short journey through the history of short literature (Microfiction)

Microfiction condenses great stories into a few words. Its history is diverse and very exciting. Let's take a short walk through time to learn about its origins and evolution.

Ancient origins:

Long before writing existed, the ancients already communicated through short and concise stories. Oral tales, fables, and proverbs emerged as a way of transmitting knowledge, values, and experiences from generation to generation. Ancient civilizations formed a rich tradition of short stories, full of symbolism and wisdom.

Middle East and Asia:

The Thousand and One Nights, Japanese haiku and Zen koans are examples of how ancient cultures used brevity and depth in their narratives.

In the Middle Ages

In Arab and European villages, fables and short stories of fantastic animals are told at night around campfires.

Evolution over the centuries:

As civilizations advanced, short stories adapted to new forms of expression.

• The exemplary novel and other short narrative formats gained popularity.
• The short story began as a literary genre, and authors began to experiment with shorter and more concise forms.

Latin American Boom: The micro-story became a literary phenomenon, with authors exploring universal and personal themes in a concise and powerful way.

More recently, with the COVID-19 Pandemic and the mediation of social networks, the micro-story and other forms of literary minifiction took on a new boom and popularization.

How has micro-literature developed in your country, your culture, or the continent in which you were born and live?

In this first week, we propose the following learning activities so that together we can begin to answer that question.

LINK TO WEEK 1: TASKS

Fuentes

• Source: A brief historical overview of the Latin American micro-story

• Towards a definition of micro-story by @joslud.

• Microstory and microfiction: a panoramic view

• You can access the mind map from this link: Microstory. Mind map by @joslud.

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