New Short Fiction
As editor of a literary journal I see that the face of short Fiction is shrinking: 2000 words or less, Flash Fiction, short short Fiction, Micro Fiction. What is next? Short Fiction Sentence Contests?
Is this good for Fiction? I do not know, new is good, but short is short. Is it enough?
Well, I confess, I have been lured in by the tight structure - the need for succinct description and movement. Hell it's easier and it is harder, but is it good?
Post your thoughts.
Is this good for Fiction? I do not know, new is good, but short is short. Is it enough?
Well, I confess, I have been lured in by the tight structure - the need for succinct description and movement. Hell it's easier and it is harder, but is it good?
Post your thoughts.
posted by Joseph Thomas at 1:19 PM
3 Comments:
Fiction is getting too short. There are no more real plots and character building
Tooo Short. Like this post
Yeah its good...for writers anyway. It's perfect for a writing contest or people just starting out. The only problem is the readers get the shaft. I get satisfaction from telling my story (they are mostly short and to the point), but non-writers who read them are left wanting more.
Perhaps the should be a readers corner somewhere around here. For those who could care less about writing but would like to read a damn good (long) story. In the readers corner, stories should a MINIMUM of say 5000 words.
I dunno. It's a thought.
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