SYW For Short Fiction?

sgtmrb03 · Jul 7, 2007

Has there been any talk of dividing SYW into both short fiction and novel/chapter length fiction? I feel both writers and critters would benefit from the segregation. I would direct this comment at a moderator, but I'm a lame newbie, and don't know how to do that. Thanks for your input.

jvc · Jul 7, 2007

We already have a forum for short fiction (Suddenly Fiction Forum) which deals with fiction stories of 1000 words or under.

http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=150

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sgtmrb03 · Jul 13, 2007

Thanks for the info, jvc. I've seen the forums for Suddenly Fiction (under 1000 words), but I was wondering about fiction that ranges 2000-4000 words. After 1000 words, SYW is divided into genre-specific categories, which can mean short story, novel excerpt, novella, etc. But there's no forum for shorts in SYW that are genre-specific.

I realize I'm being anal. The range of topics, even within SYW, is impressive. It's probably not feasible to include a separate section for shorts broken down by genre. But short- and novel-length fiction are so different when you're looking for advice. Just a thought.

Thanks again. Love the site.

pdr · Jul 14, 2007

Yes!

I'd like to see a place for short stories of 1001 to 5000 words

So often the stuff posted in SYW is called a story but turns out to be part of chapter 6 or whatever.

A short story needs a very different crit.

SYW For Short Fiction?

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