tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post4661509092723509616..comments2024-03-27T23:03:58.848-06:00Comments on The Warrior Muse: Short Stories - Worth Your Time?Shannon Lawrencehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-15565904116004543802016-05-30T15:37:06.600-06:002016-05-30T15:37:06.600-06:00I've written short stories based on characters...I've written short stories based on characters from novels now in order to work through plot issues, so it's time to consider getting those out into the world. Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-43629769763780998902016-05-30T15:33:04.737-06:002016-05-30T15:33:04.737-06:00I hope so, too. If there weren't readers, ther...I hope so, too. If there weren't readers, there wouldn't be publications for it. I love reading the short form!Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-80517516837442517872016-05-30T15:32:39.366-06:002016-05-30T15:32:39.366-06:00I'm glad it got people thinking!I'm glad it got people thinking!Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-66317535757281731842016-05-30T15:23:29.174-06:002016-05-30T15:23:29.174-06:00How fun! I hope you write more.How fun! I hope you write more.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-44840985358347824682016-05-30T15:22:44.752-06:002016-05-30T15:22:44.752-06:00Are you going to put together a book of them?Are you going to put together a book of them?Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-89453525114519689382016-05-30T15:21:00.102-06:002016-05-30T15:21:00.102-06:00That helps, thank you! That helps, thank you! Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-41517992348306252782016-05-30T15:18:36.378-06:002016-05-30T15:18:36.378-06:00It would make sense. In any field, if you love wha...It would make sense. In any field, if you love what you do, I think it shows. It makes for a better end product. I hope so, anyway.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-7794639777360256472016-05-30T15:17:46.146-06:002016-05-30T15:17:46.146-06:00A challenge is always good. I try to switch things...A challenge is always good. I try to switch things up and challenge myself with new genres, new styles of writing, hard ideas, etc. Otherwise, it would get dull! (I have a short attention span.)Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-82860335732721425162016-05-30T15:00:41.952-06:002016-05-30T15:00:41.952-06:00I completely agree. Different stories lend themsel...I completely agree. Different stories lend themselves to different lengths. I just write. It ends up where it needs to end up.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-74763767722534368702016-05-30T14:50:01.882-06:002016-05-30T14:50:01.882-06:00It's definitely not a livable wage. We can dre...It's definitely not a livable wage. We can dream, of course, and hopefully we'll reach that point where we have enough out there to live on, but in the meantime, enjoy the writing!Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-23498758556649167642016-05-30T14:48:45.647-06:002016-05-30T14:48:45.647-06:00Writing certainly isn't a method to get rich q...Writing certainly isn't a method to get rich quick, no matter what length you write! Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-33594367119357979982016-05-30T14:48:12.252-06:002016-05-30T14:48:12.252-06:00I don't think everyone can write them, just as...I don't think everyone can write them, just as not everyone can write novels. It's a different sort of story, a different arc. I'm struggling to try my hand at writing short fiction in different genres than I'm accustomed to. Certain genres, for me, lend themselves to short vs. long, and vice versa. Strange how it's happened.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-52558271017393812832016-05-30T14:42:25.111-06:002016-05-30T14:42:25.111-06:00Yes, they can definitely help with experience. I w...Yes, they can definitely help with experience. I write them because I enjoy it, but I certainly also hope it will look good in a query letter when that time comes.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-33711695320896591482016-05-30T14:30:14.681-06:002016-05-30T14:30:14.681-06:00The shorter, the more challenging, it seems. I kee...The shorter, the more challenging, it seems. I keep meaning to do some one-sentence stories to try them out. I've written a couple, but haven't been enthused by them. Two sentences can pack a punch. One sentence is harder.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-4933822958411442232016-05-30T14:29:15.085-06:002016-05-30T14:29:15.085-06:00I doubt any of us actually do it to get rich, at l...I doubt any of us actually do it to get rich, at least not once we're far enough in to realize that's unrealistic. Writing is too much a labor of love to do it just for money if you don't enjoy it.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-70644825414824363182016-05-30T14:25:39.253-06:002016-05-30T14:25:39.253-06:00Congratulations on your first short story sale! I ...Congratulations on your first short story sale! I agree that you can't decide what you're writing based on how much you think you can make off it. Enjoy what you're writing and write what you enjoy. Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-65406154017526731382016-05-30T14:13:53.613-06:002016-05-30T14:13:53.613-06:00I agree. They're not for getting rich and famo...I agree. They're not for getting rich and famous (though novels don't magically do that, either), but they're worthwhile. And thank you for the feedback on paranormal romance selling best for you. Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-18014634355194734712016-05-03T11:36:54.389-06:002016-05-03T11:36:54.389-06:00Many readers hate collections of short stories bec...Many readers hate collections of short stories because just when they get to liking a set of characters, the story is over ... and they have to hope they like the next set of players as much.<br /><br />Short stories, as you say, help you hone your craft, to distill a plot to its basics.<br /><br />One thought is to use characters from a book you've written in a short story. If readers like your story enough, they may look up your novel or series of novels.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-41144508016869961722016-05-03T10:58:40.616-06:002016-05-03T10:58:40.616-06:00Great post, Shannon. I write short stories because...Great post, Shannon. I write short stories because I like writing them. The ideas I have fit the short format. As for getting rich - no. Short stories are not making me or anyone rich. They just satisfy some need inside a writer... and maybe inside the readers too. At least I hope so.Olga Godimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00358026814685611301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-18780653741131752222016-05-03T07:03:13.665-06:002016-05-03T07:03:13.665-06:00Hi Shannon - I think short stories would definitel...Hi Shannon - I think short stories would definitely be a way forward and an intro into the publishing world ... series can come out of shorts ... <br /><br />So I say get writing and get them published and go from there ... good post for us to get our thinking teeth into ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-44109992546084440392016-05-03T07:00:55.117-06:002016-05-03T07:00:55.117-06:00Good post. I hadn't written a short story sinc...Good post. I hadn't written a short story since high school until a couple of years ago for The Roses of Prose blog. Now I do one every December there. I need to consider this. Thanks.Diane Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03754105332297068271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-26629645259551687042016-05-02T20:11:28.947-06:002016-05-02T20:11:28.947-06:00I really love writing short stories. They make wr...I really love writing short stories. They make writing tight and precise, with carefully chosen words. At my "Susan Kane, Writer" site, each short story will eventually form into a coalesced form.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-23696348442958455122016-05-02T16:58:08.993-06:002016-05-02T16:58:08.993-06:00Sorry. Little editing problem there. Alice Munro&...Sorry. Little editing problem there. Alice Munro's short stories. Each story I have read...Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-86705596799578539562016-05-02T16:29:47.710-06:002016-05-02T16:29:47.710-06:00If anyone is in this to get rich, good luck. That ...If anyone is in this to get rich, good luck. That said, I'm reading a book of Alice story I have read thus far has had me riveted to the page. I tend to think those who write because they can't not write, because of the love and the joy and the determination to write the best piece they can are the ones who will find success, whether or not it is attached to a dollar sign.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7646134662936278718.post-67095655834310812542016-05-02T11:36:46.357-06:002016-05-02T11:36:46.357-06:00I love the short story if it's well-written. F...I love the short story if it's well-written. For me they're had to do, but I like the challenge. cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.com