[discussion rec] the novel, novella, and short story in fanfic

[escritoireazul]

minisinoo wrote a very interesting essay about length in fanfic, and how novels aren't just long versions of short stories, and other such things.

Personally, I was a novel writer first, and it's only been over the past few years I've been able to write short stories and, dare I say it, poetry. I used to hate writing poetry, and refused to do it, but slowly it grew on me. I even did performance poetry for awhile, and I miss writing and performing it, though I don't necessarily miss some of the other aspects of that particular writing group. (I do miss some of their poetry, and some of their comments on my writing, because some of they were really helpful, but I had some bad experiences, too, which color every thought I have about it, unfortunately.)

I can't seem to put together any thoughts today, so I'm just going to link to things, as usual. Someday I'll be able to join conversations in a timely manner.