Short Stories vs Novels - What's the Best Way to Learn/Practice Speculative Fiction?
It is said that writing short stories can be more difficult than writing full-length books. As a building block for me, a speculative fiction author in the genesis of his career, flash and short fiction are a priceless skill development tool. This especially applies to my fellow writers who have very limited time to write. This week’s post is about the difficulties that come with writing shorter work and why I think those challenges are making me a better writer.
You must read a lot to write well and there are likely a lot of books behind an aspiring writer's effort to be published. For me, these are the things that sparked a desire to explore fantastic worlds and, eventually, write them.