What I should be writing are those...whaddyacallums...those little half-scene sized things that people write when they have an idea, or half an idea, for a scene, but they don't feel like writing a story around it.

Could be "dribbles" although I suspect it's "drabbles." I'm not sure where the name comes from, but it's suitable. It sounds pointless and banal and with few exceptions, the "drabbles" I've read have been right at home in that territory. (Of course, those exceptions do exist. There are people who seem to be able to do anything. This makes me bitter.)

I think "dribbles" suits them better, though. A little dribble of story...not long enough to be challenging for the reader or the writer. If it's any good, you're frustrated that the writer/possessor of such a good idea didn't like it enough to build it a proper story to live in. If it isn't, you wonder if you can sue to get that three minutes of your life back.

Around 500 words, right? That's...a page, maybe two pages of text. Heck, anyone could write that.

....pause....

Okay, I wrote a DS one. That was easy.*

....pause....

Okay, I wrote another one, twice as long. SEN this time. *

That isn't real writing. There was no pain, no anguish, no sweating, no cursing, and no bitter recriminations.

Where's the fun in that?

I think, when it comes time to work on the L.E.S.S., I'll pick a slightly longer length. Maybe 3,000 words. That's long enough to require a little development. Scene structure, characterization, all of those things. Not long enough to get myself into any trouble.

*For those who always ask, no, you can't read them.