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Insignia ([personal profile] insignia) wrote in [community profile] writethisfanfic2015-02-17 10:10 pm
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Check-in, day 17

So, what were your latest acts of amazingness?
  • Wrote
  • Edited
  • Planned
  • Posted
  • Sent to beta
  • Thought about a fic
  • Something else
Discussion: Some say short stories are difficult to write; others find it very hard to think up longer plots. Is there a particular length of story that you're most comfortable with?

I'm trying to write some short stories because I need practice finishing things, but multi-chapter adventures are where my heart is. Keeping things simple is quite a challenge (although it's fun to try).
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[personal profile] samuraiter 2015-02-18 12:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Yesterday (since it is now the following morning) was a thinky day, mostly because I was very tired and could do little else. (Snow is pretty, but trudging through it is obnoxious.)

I used to do nothing but longfics, but I've since learned to focus on shorts instead. Not to be crude, but 'ficcers get a very low return on their time investment, for the most part, when they do longfics, especially in smaller fandoms like the ones I inhabit. It's been my experience that most readers don't have the patience for them.