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With so many authors writer shorter and shorter works of fiction, which story length do you prefer?
Sep 22, 2008
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6 comments:
i prefer the longer stories, sorry. i have read some short stories lately that seemed as if there was just a beginning and end. i don't think it gives the characters or the readers a real chance to connect. i read one just recently that was going along real well and then it was like the author remembered it was suppose to be a short story and ended it, which really ruined the whole story for me. lyne
There's no reason to apologize for your preferences, anonymous. Personally, I won't read anything under 10k words.
I like longer stories around 40K and up, just full of details and twists and hotness. Series of two to three books work well for me too. When well crafted, I can be carried away for days rather than a few minutes or an hour.
I have to say I've developed a taste for shorter books - say category length compared to 70k+. I just can't seem to keep my attention on longer books lately. (Seriously, I'm thinking of asking the doc about adult ADD)
I don't mind reading shorter stories, but they do have to be as well written as longer ones, well edited, and not rushed. I have to feel at the end of the story that the story, no matter how short had a beginning/middle/end. Not a great first half, then a story that needs an extra 20k to play out squished into the last half.
I tend to prefer the longer books these days - as long as they're well written and I like the characters. Once I fall in love with a pair, I'd like to spend some time with them!
I also think it gives the author more time to develop a solid story around them.
As a writer, I think it depends on the characters and their story - some stories need more time to tell, some don't. Word count has never been a problem for me, either way.
As a reader, as long as the story feels complete, that its been told to the best ability of the author and I'm not feel as if something is missing, I'm fine with shorter lengths.
But, I've never read anything shorter than say 15K, so I can't say.
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