tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110306069817949473.post8049943783260108942..comments2024-03-05T07:00:51.589+11:00Comments on Autumn Write: Novel InclinationsAndrea K Hösthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01535131780314094508noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110306069817949473.post-41533912576901828882011-08-11T17:48:06.190+10:002011-08-11T17:48:06.190+10:00At least with ebooks novellas are now a viable thi...At least with ebooks novellas are now a viable thing to write!<br /><br />And, yeah, the comment screening thing on this version of blogger sucks. I always copy to the clipboard first because it keeps killing me off.Andreahttp://www.andreakhost.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2110306069817949473.post-58589011092010096002011-08-11T16:43:54.307+10:002011-08-11T16:43:54.307+10:00Do I detect faint traces of steampunkium? I believ...Do I detect faint traces of steampunkium? I believe that I do. I look forward to seeing what you can do in the field of dirigibles and mad pseudoscience.<br /><br />I can readily accept the notion that some writers have a particular structure or length that suits them. I have a terrible notions that mine may be the "novella which just slightly overstays its welcome" though of course I won't know for sure until I have a much less incomplete body of work. Not that I am much of an authority, but I guess that one of the secrets of short story writing is to focus tightly on a single idea. <br /><br />Allowing your tight concept room to breathe and expand opens the door to new ideas and situations, which is kind of ideal for the explorer-novel model to which you ascribe, but it's not conducive to the production of a sharp and tasty morsel.<br /><br />(I wrote a comment along these lines yesterday but the damned comment screening ate it. Grr.)Lexifabhttp://www.otherleg.com/lexifab2/noreply@blogger.com