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inkstains2011-08-06 02:20 pm
mercredigirl) wrote in inkstains2011-08-06 02:20 pm
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TnT: Size does matter!
A gentle reminder: Contest 40, Earth and Sky, is still open!
How we define various forms of writing by length is quite subjective. 5,000 words is the rule of thumb for a short story, but does flash fiction stop being quite so micro at 100, 200, 700, or even 1,000 words? And if 20,000 is a novella, why is 50,000 words a novel?
Everyone has their preferred writing length, as well as their own idea of what that means. – I’m partial to microfiction myself, which I think of as anything under 1,500 words.
What’s your comfort zone?
How we define various forms of writing by length is quite subjective. 5,000 words is the rule of thumb for a short story, but does flash fiction stop being quite so micro at 100, 200, 700, or even 1,000 words? And if 20,000 is a novella, why is 50,000 words a novel?
Everyone has their preferred writing length, as well as their own idea of what that means. – I’m partial to microfiction myself, which I think of as anything under 1,500 words.
What’s your comfort zone?