Short Stories

Short stories are good also, I used to read them if ever I ran out of novels to read. I still have my high school books, that's where I look and search for short stories and I sometimes I could get a handful of it. I even read the one's that I have already read, just wanted to repeat it since I kinda like the story and the moral lessons as well. I believe only a few could get to read them if posted, since not all do READ the entire post here. In my case, I would love to take the time and read it..

I love to read anything and of course I would read another stemay Bella short!

I love to read short stories and novels both. I have a colletion of short stories by James Joyce: THe Dubliners. wonderful book. Short stories are great to read.

I DO like short stories.. however.. i like novels better.. why you ask ? well i get REALLY involved with the characters!! and if the story ends too early.. then i get dissapointeD! and dont we all have e nough dissapointment in our lives without adding dissapointment to our recreational hobbies ? :) *giggles*

I prefer full novels, preferably ones that use characters over several story arcs. ie not something Robert Jordan-esque that uses the same people through umpteen books and one great big storyline. (exaggeration, I know.) I prefer something like say, Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, or Carol Burg's Raikirah saga. (probably spelled wrong, too lazy to bother checking ;)) Sometimes I'll read short stories but usually not. I prefer something a little longer. I mean heck I don't usually even read the 'sample chapter of the next book int he series' just because that'd a) spoil it and b) like I said too short.

If you did, I would.

If I'm going to read short stories it's usually on the bus when I'm travelling to and from work. I quite enjoy them although my preference is really for a full length novel. One of my friends was posting chapters from a book on here and I was continually missing bits and having to go back and re-read stuff. I'm just not organised enough in my approach to myLotting I'm afraid! So if someone were to post a short story it's not that I wouldn't be interested in reading it - it's just that I would be unlikely to follow it properly. Also I have to say I'm not good at reading a lot of text online - I just can't read ebooks for example. I have to print them out which sort of defeats the purpose in a way.

I prefer the Novels I will be honest I would read it if it was posted but I do prefer my Books as I love reading and have done since I was a child

yes i read short stories. i enjoy them. i also read novels. it depends on the mood and time i have got to read them. i am in mood to read short ones when i read for relaxation for a short time frame.

I like both short stories and novels. I think it's more challenging to write short stories since you're limited by page length. But novels are great too, because they allow the reader/writer to live throughout a whole new world. I write both and I read both, but I think the novel is harder and yet more gratifying. However I think the short story form is better suited to this format.

I just gave a quick peak at the short story you did post..will get back to it..what I admire is that you do write short short stories...alas I write short stories too, but none of mine are shorter than twenty pages long...gosh, I couldn't even post that here..LOL

I read short stories but I'm a novel reader. i still love the plots in novels than in short stories.

I love both, short stories and novels, short stories can be really good as they can sometimes be more exciting, I used to love getting books from the library that was all short stories and I would always look for ghost stories, I love short ghost stories! If someone were to post short stories then I would definately read them.

I do! But I much prefer full novels because there's more adventure and novels are much exciting.

I enjoy short stories, mainly because I like to get to the meat of a story without wading through deep water. I will go even further and say that some of the long posts that are written here are too long for me. Usually they are boring. Unless you can get to the action, and keep it going Hot and Strong, I'm bored! Can you write a short story that fits those specifications?

I prefer a big fat novel, bella, but I would read a short story if you posted it. Are you gonna and is it going to be an original, I hope?

Yes I do read them. I like both equally. Yes I would read. It amazes me sometimes when a full-length movie is made out of a little short story. But at the same time it's almost logical since you can't fit everything from a novel into a 2 hour movie.

I read most everything but prefer novels to short stories but will read them if posted. like I say Iam an inverterate reader and love to read. also love to write and have written a number of short stories.Of course I have not had any of them publishjed yet.still hoping.

i like them.. if they interest me. and yeah, id read them here if someone posted one that interested me. lol thinking about posting some hmm?

Short stories grab my attention better, but I do like novels too. If someone was to post one, I may read it, but it all depends on all that I am doing at the time.