tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888894328714553003.post1126126628463849866..comments2023-09-05T04:50:55.724-07:00Comments on Strong Scenes: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SHORT STORY AND A NOVELGary Ponzohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171541464149058048noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888894328714553003.post-84338597187416766582012-06-15T21:16:02.641-07:002012-06-15T21:16:02.641-07:00nice blog. really... so proud of you. :)nice blog. really... so proud of you. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888894328714553003.post-57234763056170201652012-04-18T00:54:29.623-07:002012-04-18T00:54:29.623-07:00A very good article. You could write more on this ...A very good article. You could write more on this subject.Ilo Storyhttp://shortedstories.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888894328714553003.post-17770724448626233642010-08-23T18:47:52.481-07:002010-08-23T18:47:52.481-07:00Catching up on old posts here because I just disco...Catching up on old posts here because I just discovered this site. Excellent piece on the obvious and not-so obvious differences between short stories and novels. I love writing shorts. I've got one that's 88 words, and one that nearly 12,000 (yeah, those are both extremes). But they're fun to write and I love to read good ones.Robbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490155918904123702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888894328714553003.post-56445971163283138972010-07-23T19:02:45.204-07:002010-07-23T19:02:45.204-07:00Very good, Gary. I would also offer any of the wor...Very good, Gary. I would also offer any of the works by Cormac McCarthy as well as Lee Child. McCarthy uses narration in the same cadence as the characters' speech and thought, marrying styles and being sparse on any exposition. The reader still gets the entire picture without a lot of exposition.<br /><br />Many new writers I find (as I had done) rely too much on TELLING the story rather than SHOWING. This is the ages-old critique we all get from editors and agents. I often find writers confused.<br /><br />Telling is: Bob hated to surf because at age 15, he had suffered a shark attack.<br /><br />Showing is: A streak of reluctance held Bob fast as his hand stroked the wax of the surfboard. The pain of his wound was gone, but the memory of the shark was not.<br /><br />It is funny how much exposition finds its way into many blockbuster novels, though. Dan Brown and Michael Crichton could take out all the exposition in their novels and put together a classroom textbook with it.M Cid D'Angelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07075559761690250899noreply@blogger.com