you will. When they work, they hit, they explode, and you never
forget them. Long fiction feels more like atmosphere: it's a lot
smokier and less defined. - Paolo Bacigalupi
When well told, a story captured the subtle movement of change.
If a novel was a map of a country, a story was the bright silver
pin that marked the crossroads. - Ann Patchett
The short story form allows evocation, suggestion, implication.
Its potency often lies in what it does not say. - Isobelle Carmody
By Janice Wu |