tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983462.post6894931119659896819..comments2024-02-12T03:04:46.091-08:00Comments on AttackingtheDemi-Puppets: The Short Story ModelKing Wenclashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13709139159194279478noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983462.post-89173751150426241082010-01-06T10:20:38.925-08:002010-01-06T10:20:38.925-08:00Agreed.
I'll be discussing the subject more, e...Agreed.<br />I'll be discussing the subject more, elsewhere.Karl Wenclashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12328715380823038766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983462.post-3451597042553175612010-01-04T11:15:31.052-08:002010-01-04T11:15:31.052-08:00Somewhat ironically, I think the short story has t...Somewhat ironically, I think the short story has to be more plot driven, among other things, than the novel. The short story is, as Kurt Vonnegut said, a little buddhist catnap. It should absorb you, you know?<br />The novel has more room for navel gazing and pomo silliness. People have come to expect it and it's a very loose form. The short story has to be tight. It's got to go somewhere and you gotta know when you're done.BradyDalehttp://www.thistoowillpass.com/bradydale/wordpress/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983462.post-12880063914806946042009-12-26T23:33:47.690-08:002009-12-26T23:33:47.690-08:00Delirium what thatDelirium what thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7983462.post-25478807047448132132009-12-26T08:22:59.349-08:002009-12-26T08:22:59.349-08:00FYI: A draft of my latest story is up at the Happy...FYI: A draft of my latest story is up at the Happy Writing blog-- though the final version won't be officially released until the New Year, at the Detroit blog.King Wenclashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709139159194279478noreply@blogger.com