tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post849508320260690954..comments2024-01-12T00:32:05.481-06:00Comments on A Continuity of Parks: Novel vs. Short storyJamie Eyberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-49490571373201999072009-04-15T23:22:00.000-05:002009-04-15T23:22:00.000-05:00I think I've said it before, but my novel attempts...I think I've said it before, but my novel attempts were pretty bad until I cleaned my claws on my first dozen or so short stories.<br /><br />Now my novel attempts are only kind of bad.Jeremy D Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014827537536982326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-25355462666704356062009-04-15T08:28:00.000-05:002009-04-15T08:28:00.000-05:00Very interesting, although I'm not sure that I agr...Very interesting, although I'm not sure that I agree that the novel has no limits. I think they're probably more forgiving, but they're still there.Carrie Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893023777471521703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-67258765327727512732009-04-15T04:56:00.000-05:002009-04-15T04:56:00.000-05:00Hmm - the jury is still out on this one with me.
...Hmm - the jury is still out on this one with me. <br /><br />Flash fiction is nice to read occasionally but I'm left with a feeling of emptiness. It's like having a craving for something and walking into a room filled with its smell. You can be filled with the aroma but it does nothing for the hunger.<br /><br />Shorts are different again. I like the chance to focus on one main point, but allow my creative, descriptive juices to run free (settle, Nat).<br /><br />The novel I'm still wrangling with. Yes I get a lot more time to draw a reader in. I get to play with foreshadowing and tension a whole lot more which is way cool. But I'm a long way from mastering any of this.<br /><br />Guess I'll just continue to play as I learn.<br /><br />I feel a little sorry you guys in the US don't have something similar to what I'm currently doing in regards to education. Granted it takes a while for me to get to the part of the course I want most - the novel project, but you can shape things so it all helps you move in that direction (as you've probably read on my blog). But the more I move through it, and although I'm finding it valuable, I still think just being the PEBKAC and writing is the most worthwhile.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170193722932454605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-11975737086783018512009-04-14T13:48:00.000-05:002009-04-14T13:48:00.000-05:00A lot of MFA programs focus on the Novel, or at le...A lot of MFA programs focus on the Novel, or at least book length manuscripts. Quite frankly, most college students, especially at the 4 year level, aren't ready to spend a huge chunk of time on one large project, especially one that could take months or even years to create. <br /><br />And then there is the polishing of it. <br /><br />I do think that it is a misguided sense of direction that most writers get when they come into a college setting. The reality is most short story writers (none that I can think of) can make a living as a writer. Novelist struggle and the market is much more conducive to making a living from that. At least it is at this time. <br /><br />I could have had another post dedicated to this response- Maybe tomorrow.Jamie Eyberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05875759697016701358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-21863668637900293912009-04-14T11:21:00.000-05:002009-04-14T11:21:00.000-05:00I hear you. I don't even think books and short sto...I hear you. I don't even think books and short stories speak the same dialect! ; )Fox Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05487359877190292039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-57903051162679651662009-04-14T11:01:00.000-05:002009-04-14T11:01:00.000-05:00*hugs the novel*
I think creative writing program...*hugs the novel*<br /><br />I think creative writing programs focus on the short story because they're so much faster to write, read, and critique. I'd like a program that focused on the novel too.K.C. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-50080816761356910462009-04-14T10:38:00.000-05:002009-04-14T10:38:00.000-05:00I agree with Cate. Even after I've written a shor...I agree with Cate. Even after I've written a short story that I feel is a success, I still feel as if there is more to do. Writing a novel keeps you on your toes and can be exhausting and, therefore, more rewarding.Barry Napierhttp://www.barrynapierwriting.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-64471675081207128022009-04-14T10:24:00.000-05:002009-04-14T10:24:00.000-05:00The novel is a much more calming beast - I'm too i...The novel is a much more calming beast - I'm too impatient with my shorts.Cate Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634397106201021055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1125812643147867559.post-10517069221245719992009-04-14T10:14:00.000-05:002009-04-14T10:14:00.000-05:00I really don't understand the creative writing foc...I really don't understand the creative writing focus on the short story in college. I love them, of course, but I think the focus on writing them is out of wack with today's world. <br /><br />Then again, I'm a little out of wack with today's world.Aaron Polsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173267932358617304noreply@blogger.com