Discussion.

[porphyrin]

Two questions for open discussion. One semi-heavy, one light.

1.  Why is it that short story writers are not considered to be 'real writers' by the public at large?

(Yes, I *am* getting tired of having people who find out I write say, "Oh, you must be working on a novel."  Or worse, "You must have a book out, then.  Right?")

2.  Regarding writing a story longhand with fountain pen.  What are the advantages, o ye who are fountain pen mavens?  What are the disadvantages?

Comments

[orikes13.livejournal.com]

Short stories seem to be regarded as a bit more trnasient. Or, at least as a stepping stone to full novels. It is also easier to go to the bookstore and look up a book by an author than find a book or a magazine that has a short story by someone specific in it.

Of course, plenty of people out there don't really understand the work needed to perfect the craft, so assume that if you've been published, it must be in book form and there's no intermediary steps.

[orikes13.livejournal.com]

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