tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134227216810354243.post1727999723589412283..comments2020-07-17T18:00:14.481-07:00Comments on Haunted Pen: Short Story ConundrumMargohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02549029517985883672noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134227216810354243.post-14316634042156170772014-12-11T08:43:19.875-08:002014-12-11T08:43:19.875-08:00Size does matter, just ask any lady. Lol. Sorry M...Size does matter, just ask any lady. Lol. Sorry Margo but I couldn't resist. But you made some excellent points especially about knowing your characters. I think you might be putting undo pressure on yourself when you really have only 2 choices. You say you are a "pantser" so give yourself the freedom to write your story as long as it needs to be.like Dianne said. Or you can plan ahead with a particular word count in mind but allow for a couple hundred words of wiggle room up or down. Though if you want to do flash, you need to know that going in. Anyway, great article with plenty of food for thought. www.lisapais.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16599905770811286852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134227216810354243.post-87197206312061621562014-12-10T09:06:29.932-08:002014-12-10T09:06:29.932-08:00Go with your gut, Margo. The story is as long as i...Go with your gut, Margo. The story is as long as it takes you to tell it. I love all your short stories.Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18192773386810766798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2134227216810354243.post-7753779429144784842014-12-07T18:02:42.925-08:002014-12-07T18:02:42.925-08:00Great post, Margo. I like the way you deliver you...Great post, Margo. I like the way you deliver your thoughts with humor and pictures! I love your short and long works. It is easy to get lost in the morass of our own writing and thoughts...I know the same thing happens to me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com