I love to read a good novel. There's something immersive about a novel; it demands your full attention and makes you work for your reward. Short stories on the other hand are sneaker beasts. They're like a quick cut from a dull blade. At first, you don't think you feel it, but then, as the wound begins to open, you're left with a lasting effect.
I adore short stories. I've always got either an anthology or a single-author collection on the go. I try to read several shorts a week, just to get my fix. Like a prose junkie, I need it, I can't live without it.
In my own writing, I always return to the short form. It's where I started - scratching out little tales in a notebook, which became larger tales as my confidence grew. I love to write short stories; writing novels is more of a love/hate relationship.
Reading short stories is one of the true joys of life. Novels fill my heart, but short stories nourish my soul.
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