Short Stories - Yea or Nay

It's a short week here in the States, thanks to the Labor Day holiday, so I figured we'd stick with the "short" theme and talk about short stories.
  • Do you guys read 'em?
  • Do you like them individually or put together in an anthology?
  • Where do you get them?
I'll admit this isn't an area where I read much, but I've been seeing some intriguing ones crop up as e-shorts, and I'm curious.

Just leave your thoughts in the comments trail!

And if you're looking for my GUTGAA Intro, it's here.
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9 comments:

  1. Kyra LennonSeptember 6, 2012 at 2:14 AM

    I don't mind short stories now and again, and I don't mind if they are individual or in an anthology - but usually I prefer longer stories. :)

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  2. Mark KoopmansSeptember 6, 2012 at 6:41 AM

    Maybe I'm weird, but I *love* writing flash fiction, but hate reading short stories...

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  3. Alex J. CavanaughSeptember 6, 2012 at 6:56 AM

    I read some short stories but I sure can't write them.

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  4. Miranda HardySeptember 6, 2012 at 7:19 AM

    I do write them from time to time. I enjoying reading short stories, too. It's a break between bigger novels. I've noticed a lot of novellas popping up recently, too.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2012 at 1:53 PM

    I personally do not write them or read them that often, though that's not because I don't like them. I love a good short story, but I often find myself wanting more of the story and am dissappointed when it ends so quickly. I also always get stuck with writing short stories, because even when I intend to write them the idea usual spirals out of control and somehow becomes a novel lol.
    I have tagged you in the 'The Next Big Thing' meme on my blog to :)

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  6. AliceSeptember 6, 2012 at 10:53 PM

    I have a lot of trouble writing short stories - I can never think of an idea 'small enough' to fit a short story. I also very rarely read them. I feel like there isn't really time to create world or character in the space of a short story.

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  7. UnknownSeptember 7, 2012 at 4:23 AM

    I do read short stories, but not usually. I tend to just read them if I know the author from longer works and really like them, such as Peter Dickinson and Robin McKinley.

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  8. NasSeptember 9, 2012 at 6:11 PM

    I read shorts and enjoy them tremendously! As a reader I would just about read all lengths!

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  9. NicoleSeptember 10, 2012 at 12:20 PM

    Thanks guys - lots of good insights! I'm usually drawn to reading and writing ridiculously long epics, but every once in a while, a good short is just the thing.

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