tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1797225689079677738.post7467516395112992145..comments2023-10-25T01:01:34.585-07:00Comments on Blog for Siren and BookStrand Authors: The Long and Short of Reading - and WritingErinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02033151980567028343noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1797225689079677738.post-3558742058155270122010-08-23T00:08:28.784-07:002010-08-23T00:08:28.784-07:00Regan, thoughtful and thought-provoking post.
It...Regan, thoughtful and thought-provoking post. <br /><br />It is different reading electronically than reading a print book. I think the human eye operates differently, and therefore the story comes across in a different way... sorry, for the overuse of different. It's late! <br /><br />Digital is conducive to shorter stories, imo. And our whole western culture has been geared to 'cut to the chase' as you say. It's here. It's gone. The media-sensational byte of news that's supposed to tell us the whole story. Yeah, right. <br /><br />There are a lot of factors and societal dynamics that play into shorter stories. One, I'm convinced, is exhaustion. Most folks are utterly exhausted because their lives are so demanding. <br /><br />I mean, how can you process a whole novel when you're brain and mind is tired? <br /><br />My latest release is over 100,000 words and that's probably too long for some readers. However, I did attempt to structure it so the chapters read more like a short story, in a way ~ as well as keeping the paragraphs short. Yet, I still kept, hopefully, the grand sweep of a longer romance novel. <br /><br />But, who knows? <br /><br />I do think there's room for both in the grand scheme of things. And, as our world changes, transforms, more readers will probably want to indulge in long reads as you've described them.Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.com