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b_b  ·  4178 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Louder Words | Raise the voice of writing

Writing something compelling in 100 words is far more difficult than doing the same in 10,000. I tried to submit an 800 word short story to a magazine once upon a time, and I found even in that space their were way more gaps than filled space. I think the trick--and probably why my story sucked--is in leading the reader to fill in the gaps themselves. In 10,000 words you can say what you want and digress if need be.