Hi there this is one for all my fellow writers can you please explain to me what is a Vignette, and how, when, and where would you use it. I am under the belief that it is a form of Flash fiction, am I right or am I way off.
For some reason It was mentioned in an article I was reading and I meant to look it up on google, but I far prefer the views of my fellow writing friends.
So can you help me with this one.
According to my Thesaurus (Word Web)
It can be:
1. A brief literary description
2. A photograph whose edges shade off gradually
3. A small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books)
Take your pick - And if you don't already have it, I recommend using Word Web
(It's free to download)
Cheers Maurice N
Apologies Gordon, your question is or was, presumably more serious a matter for you than I took it to be. Forgive my part in confusing you. As for being a trouble, rest assured we who reply (well, myself at least) to these questions relish opportunities to air my erudition - or what I try to pass off as my knowledge, learning and expertise, which in fact is paltry. So thanks for that question which obliged me to look it up as I learned more from that dictionary entry than I expected to. Now, I'm going to check out that Wiki link, Ritesh has provided, above, & soon, must buy the latest edition of Chambers or an equally prestigious dictionary. Can't rely on Wiki Wisdom for everything, can we? Happy Vignetting.
If you ever care again, check this out-
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vignette_(literature)