Very well said. Write a few mediocre paragraphs in a novel -- so what? Write even one in a short story and you can kill it.Fran wrote:Short stories are easier to write but good short stories are incredibly difficult to write. Done well it is an extremly difficult genre and requires tremendous skill and dedication .... every single word must be essential and appropriate. Many novel writers fail dismally at the short story because they lack the discipline and dedication it demands to get it right. A well written short story is a unique and gittering gem delivering total satisfaction.
I think that kind of thing is true of short works in general.