![]() ![]() But they do not necessarily feel natural to young writers and readers who are more used to episodic television and series fiction. The short story form feels very natural to me as a writer and a reader. You will never need to know that character’s name again or that they lived in a house with a green door or had a dog with a limp. With short stories the reader can delete all the files in their brain associated with that story as soon as it’s over. And with each new chapter comes yet more information. ![]() One of the challenges with a novel is the amount of information the reader is expected to take on board and memorise: character names and description, locations, plot developments. In fact I know they are because teachers tell me all the time. ![]() I think short stories suited my concentration levels and my fidgety imagination.īut I think short stories are great for reluctant (or just impatient) readers. I wouldn’t say I was a reluctant reader when I was a teenager, but neither was I the avid reader everyone expects writers to be. ![]() Like a lot of writers for children, I get asked to visit schools, to talk about myself and my work and, more often than not, to hold workshops on writing – particularly the writing of short creepy fiction Chris Priestley has written a fantastic blog for us today all about writing short stories, being a reluctant reader and his latest book Freeze. ![]()
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