tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post2418637691211383225..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: Who Doesn't Love a Challenge?KeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-71914000096640424252017-03-01T03:59:56.906-05:002017-03-01T03:59:56.906-05:00I've written flash fiction, short stories, nov...I've written flash fiction, short stories, novelettes, novellas, novels, nonfiction, memoir, poetry... What I'm attempting for the first time, and finding it quite scary, is a mystery novel. I love 'em, but can I write 'em? I guess I'll find out! I'd also like to write an epistolary novel some day, just for the challenge.Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-74743491973474161502017-02-27T06:20:46.415-05:002017-02-27T06:20:46.415-05:00My one challenge was writing a squeaky-clean story...My one challenge was writing a squeaky-clean story (if you know anything about me, I don't write squeaky clean. I write stories with a minimal hint of sex and/or violence and/or both). So I actually sat down, wrote a squeaky clean story, and roughly two years after writing it, got it published.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-65366535979380241902017-02-23T17:48:51.402-05:002017-02-23T17:48:51.402-05:00Great post, Amy!
I had to laugh though. For years...Great post, Amy! <br />I had to laugh though. For years, I wrote short stories and short shorts but, as much as I wanted to write a novel, the idea of a project like that intimidated (and terrified) me. Finally, I bit the bullet and I'm so very glad I did. My fifth book will be out next month. :)Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-1030296439552222812017-02-23T06:00:39.645-05:002017-02-23T06:00:39.645-05:00I agree that they're harder than novels. You h...I agree that they're harder than novels. You have to squeeze so many elements into a small number of words. Good luck with your second novel and thanks for dropping in!Amy M. Readehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313132085132011921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-11759646434108486702017-02-22T20:37:45.895-05:002017-02-22T20:37:45.895-05:00Good for you! I tried short stories too. Harder th...Good for you! I tried short stories too. Harder than novel writing in a way, but I've actually published a few. Now that I've published one novel and trying for the second in the series, I've pretty much dropped short stories.authorlindathornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605805996356003012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-47896491864256746502017-02-22T16:03:05.272-05:002017-02-22T16:03:05.272-05:00Thank you, Lidy! I hope I can write something wort...Thank you, Lidy! I hope I can write something worth reading. :)<br />Amy M. Readehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313132085132011921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-76189152216613560992017-02-22T11:51:04.264-05:002017-02-22T11:51:04.264-05:00Good luck with your challenge. I feel iffy about ...Good luck with your challenge. I feel iffy about micro fiction. Writing a story with 300 words or less? I understand its growing popularity but have enough trouble writing novel length stories up to 90k words.Lidyhttps://www.pavingmyauthorsroad.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com