tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post2814160109329432536..comments2024-03-10T19:26:35.256-04:00Comments on Just Jemi: Long or Short?Jemi Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-18275184244298124002009-12-07T20:00:04.635-05:002009-12-07T20:00:04.635-05:00Elana - yup, same boat. Nothing inherently wrong w...Elana - yup, same boat. Nothing inherently wrong with long winded. Is there??Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-14799099221905144902009-12-07T19:34:03.356-05:002009-12-07T19:34:03.356-05:00I'm so very long-winded that I really struggle...I'm so very long-winded that I really struggle to write short stories. Or short comments. Or short blog posts. So yeah. Maybe it's because I get attached to my characters, I don't know. Or maybe it's because I don't feel like I know my characters until I'm 35K in. Or something.Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-84671225648188335182009-12-07T18:42:18.596-05:002009-12-07T18:42:18.596-05:00Carolyn - yes, I think you're right. Story alw...Carolyn - yes, I think you're right. Story always trumps all, doesn't it. :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-83963321149919079192009-12-07T18:41:32.170-05:002009-12-07T18:41:32.170-05:00Jennifer - I haven't read any novellas yet. Bu...Jennifer - I haven't read any novellas yet. But I think I'd be the same - I don't like letting go. :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-39211005139035090002009-12-07T15:27:25.377-05:002009-12-07T15:27:25.377-05:00I have no preference other than it needs to be a g...I have no preference other than it needs to be a good story :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-39019023033741802712009-12-07T13:23:05.156-05:002009-12-07T13:23:05.156-05:00I write short (50K) but not that short. :)
I'...I write short (50K) but not that short. :)<br /><br />I've read some really great novellas but I always finish wishing they could be a little longer.Jennifer Shirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970585847385511795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-6362602029634174742009-12-07T13:10:04.194-05:002009-12-07T13:10:04.194-05:00Belle - I wonder if that's fairly common. As t...Belle - I wonder if that's fairly common. As teens I don't know many people who could fully develop big ideas - although there are a few obvious exceptions to that. I'm pretty sure I couldn't have done it!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-28163285676908770482009-12-07T13:05:39.943-05:002009-12-07T13:05:39.943-05:00That's really interesting Cat!
I didn't r...That's really interesting Cat!<br /><br />I didn't realize you had so much experience with shorter works. Glad NaNo was such a good experience for you :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-21713455126518211862009-12-07T13:04:41.153-05:002009-12-07T13:04:41.153-05:00Natalie - me too! I love really getting involved i...Natalie - me too! I love really getting involved in the characters' lives :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-68959902071417385892009-12-07T12:16:26.467-05:002009-12-07T12:16:26.467-05:00When I was a teenager, I wrote a ton of short stor...When I was a teenager, I wrote a ton of short stories. The ideas that came to me back then were all very suitable for the short story length. I had maybe one or two ideas that were novel-length, but that was it. Then, somewhere along the way, I started getting more involved and complicated ideas coming to me, or concepts that couldn't be expressed in a short story. I'm not sure why that happened!<br /><br />I'm very intrigued by the flash fiction idea, but I still much prefer putting all those moments together into a novel. :)Bellehttp://msbookish.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-68088392557784395922009-12-07T11:57:23.910-05:002009-12-07T11:57:23.910-05:00I love reading looooong novels with my favorite ch...I love reading looooong novels with my favorite characters, however writing longer pieces is relatively new to me.<br /><br />My first published works were articles, short stories and poetry. Short. Short. Short. I couldn't imagine being able to write page after chapter of the same story. I didn't believe I had the capacity to sustain it.<br /><br />NaNo has changed that for me, though I still write much shorter than you comparatively speaking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-33248467633294085312009-12-07T08:55:12.869-05:002009-12-07T08:55:12.869-05:00I think I could enjoy short story writing if I tri...I think I could enjoy short story writing if I tried harder. Still, I'd rather read a novel than a collection of short stories any day, so I think that's why I stick to novel writing.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861022355718378425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-9514276912568345232009-12-06T22:30:57.326-05:002009-12-06T22:30:57.326-05:00Calista - I just wish I had more time!! There'...Calista - I just wish I had more time!! There's so much good stuff out there to read. I've been a series reader FOREVER - starting way back with Encyclopedia Brown :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-3830142708956807042009-12-06T22:27:51.892-05:002009-12-06T22:27:51.892-05:00I'm exactly the same way, Jemi. I really get ...I'm exactly the same way, Jemi. I really get attatched to characters and stories, so much so that more than anything, I love series. However, there are so many good short stories out there, that I can't help but enjoy them too.Cali MacKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860615677199216262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-63427150428523142792009-12-06T22:21:32.547-05:002009-12-06T22:21:32.547-05:00Nancy - me too. Words, plots, subplots, characters...Nancy - me too. Words, plots, subplots, characters all keep taking control & it's no longer a short story :)<br /><br />Thanks for dropping by!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-46060536092931137982009-12-06T22:17:08.192-05:002009-12-06T22:17:08.192-05:00As a reader, I like to get lost in the world of a ...As a reader, I like to get lost in the world of a novel. When I'm reading a short story, I sometimes (not always) feel like I have to leave just as I'm settling in. <br /><br />As a writer, I'm one of those whose short story ideas always seem to turn into novels in the writing. :)Nancy Holznerhttp://www.nancyholzner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-53851229236401752102009-12-06T17:54:02.436-05:002009-12-06T17:54:02.436-05:00TK - I agree - novels are my first passion. I thin...TK - I agree - novels are my first passion. I think I made a mistake blogging about this topic.... now I want to try it :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-6029748471648169642009-12-06T17:24:08.080-05:002009-12-06T17:24:08.080-05:00I much prefer writing novels, but my short stories...I much prefer writing novels, but my short stories are fun, too. They capture only a moment in time, so there is no need for backstory. The setting and characters tell that. Sometimes it is just a thought or idea that I want to convey and a short story is the perfect answer. I really enjoy them, but my novels are my first passion. I think they always will be. :)TK Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16785321238280775961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-81064930486904645532009-12-06T17:00:41.188-05:002009-12-06T17:00:41.188-05:00Elizabeth - yours is one of the places where I hav...Elizabeth - yours is one of the places where I have read and enjoyed short fiction :) You have a lovely voice for it. <br /><br />I think that's the same with me - at the moment I like the longer works. Life is about nothing if it's not about change though :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-74149511784981999532009-12-06T16:50:06.210-05:002009-12-06T16:50:06.210-05:00I love short stories. I have a collection coming o...I love short stories. I have a collection coming out. That said, I read and write novels too. And, they are two different animals. I have posted some short fiction on my blog, not flash fiction though. I need something to sink my teeth into. Too short and I'm left unfulfilled.Elizabeth Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150221675618198674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-41582140239172541392009-12-06T16:13:50.839-05:002009-12-06T16:13:50.839-05:00Elizabeth - I should make more time to read them -...Elizabeth - I should make more time to read them - I'm usually in a novel, and I steal bits and pieces of it when I can. Our schedules are crazy, aren't they?Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-36514242515207007192009-12-06T15:54:02.104-05:002009-12-06T15:54:02.104-05:00I enjoy *reading* drabbles and flash fiction (and ...I enjoy *reading* drabbles and flash fiction (and the time involved in reading them is about right for my crazy schedule!), but *writing* them is really hard for me. <br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-19506578335054004172009-12-06T13:50:31.784-05:002009-12-06T13:50:31.784-05:00Helen - I haven't read too many yet - again a ...Helen - I haven't read too many yet - again a time issue for me. I also worry once I start I'll get sucked into the vortex and wave goodbye to the little sleep I get :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-70212623847800430322009-12-06T13:49:16.388-05:002009-12-06T13:49:16.388-05:00Lisa & Laura - Thanks :)
I'm wondering if...Lisa & Laura - Thanks :)<br /><br />I'm wondering if long-winded might just be my issue too!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6913682603555541882.post-18559941172381090062009-12-06T13:48:19.395-05:002009-12-06T13:48:19.395-05:00Carol - Yes, those subplots won't leave me alo...Carol - Yes, those subplots won't leave me alone, they insist they're vital to the overall story. I find they're usually right :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.com