Comments on: The Long Short Story http://philipfdeaver.com/2008/12/the-long-short-story/ Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:33:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mary Ann de Stefano http://philipfdeaver.com/2008/12/the-long-short-story/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Mary Ann de Stefano Sun, 21 Dec 2008 06:21:00 +0000 http://ahhh-design.com/wp_templates/scribble/the-long-short-story/#comment-6 I can't read a lot of material on the screen. When I imagine downloading a story, I imagine it to look just as well-designed as the pages of a book. I'll print it. I know lots of people are falling in love with their Kindles, but I am a paper and print kinda girl. I can’t read a lot of material on the screen. When I imagine downloading a story, I imagine it to look just as well-designed as the pages of a book. I’ll print it. I know lots of people are falling in love with their Kindles, but I am a paper and print kinda girl.

]]> By: jp http://philipfdeaver.com/2008/12/the-long-short-story/comment-page-1/#comment-5 jp Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:36:00 +0000 http://ahhh-design.com/wp_templates/scribble/the-long-short-story/#comment-5 Mary Ann, this a perfect example of the future of publishing. Short Attention Span literature. The short story is the form most appropriate for downloading. When I have a BOOK, I display different behaviors than with digital reading. If I have a book, I always search ahead, to see how a scene has been resolved, or with a mystery, I always look at the ending, then decide if the writing is good enough to follow to that ending. But imagine 300 pages of digital data. Not very satisfying to fast forward, then find one's place again. The 10 hour book on paper will be an ancient form, like glyphs on papyrus. Mary Ann, this a perfect example of the future of publishing. Short Attention Span literature. The short story is the form most appropriate for downloading. When I have a BOOK, I display different behaviors than with digital reading. If I have a book, I always search ahead, to see how a scene has been resolved, or with a mystery, I always look at the ending, then decide if the writing is good enough to follow to that ending. But imagine 300 pages of digital data. Not very satisfying to fast forward, then find one’s place again. The 10 hour book on paper will be an ancient form, like glyphs on papyrus.

]]> By: Mary Ann de Stefano http://philipfdeaver.com/2008/12/the-long-short-story/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Mary Ann de Stefano Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:14:00 +0000 http://ahhh-design.com/wp_templates/scribble/the-long-short-story/#comment-4 Did you know that next year Penguin is going to be allowing customers to choose among short stories and essays to create their own collections? I haven't bought a CD in years, but I do pay to download individual songs. I can imagine buying one short story at a time in a similar manner. Did you know that next year Penguin is going to be allowing customers to choose among short stories and essays to create their own collections? I haven’t bought a CD in years, but I do pay to download individual songs. I can imagine buying one short story at a time in a similar manner.

]]> By: jp http://philipfdeaver.com/2008/12/the-long-short-story/comment-page-1/#comment-3 jp Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:12:00 +0000 http://ahhh-design.com/wp_templates/scribble/the-long-short-story/#comment-3 Sorry about the bad typing errors. Next time I will spellcheck. Sorry about the bad typing errors. Next time I will spellcheck.

]]> By: jp http://philipfdeaver.com/2008/12/the-long-short-story/comment-page-1/#comment-2 jp Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:10:00 +0000 http://ahhh-design.com/wp_templates/scribble/the-long-short-story/#comment-2 Apparently I am not supposed to comment--this my 3rd attempt!<br/><br/>I'm getting very tired of my comment, having typed it several times, but first, in answer to your question--John Barth used the Long-short as well as the classic short form. Anne Beattie used the classic short and lost her public not because of the form but because of the repetitiveness of her characters and settings in those curious plotless gragments. <br/><br/>Cheever, long short story. And novel of course. I think the novel might be dead soon. OK, I'm posting this before I hit enter and lose it all again. (It was much more articulate the first timer but I'm tired of my own comments. Love your blog! Apparently I am not supposed to comment–this my 3rd attempt!

I’m getting very tired of my comment, having typed it several times, but first, in answer to your question–John Barth used the Long-short as well as the classic short form. Anne Beattie used the classic short and lost her public not because of the form but because of the repetitiveness of her characters and settings in those curious plotless gragments.

Cheever, long short story. And novel of course. I think the novel might be dead soon. OK, I’m posting this before I hit enter and lose it all again. (It was much more articulate the first timer but I’m tired of my own comments. Love your blog!

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