Social & Business Writing - How to write a vignette

Writing a vignette requires the author to write down very short stories or observations on any topic. Collect vignettes into a book or as inspiration for lon...

Hi. This is Laura Turner, and today I'm going to talk with you about how to write a vignette. A vignette is any sort of little observation that you want to make or a very, very short story that you're going to write for yourself. Or you could, of course, also make an entire book of vignettes, as this book, "The Principles of Uncertainty", has made. Pretty much with your vignette, you're going to be able to do whatever you want. In this book, we have little ideas that have been written down by the author, with illustrations. Like this one: "The Henry VIII and his six wives fine mint chocolate collection is a festive package that happens to commemorate bloody *** and misogyny with every bite." So you see this thought that this author had and then put it into a little vignette, a little thought that she has here. And this is just sort of a way to get your creative ideas off your chest. You know, you might even want to write down a bunch of different vignettes in a cluster, and then think about how can I make these vignettes into something bigger than just a little poof of an idea. And maybe even create an entire book around it. So those are just some things to think about when you're writing a vignette.