Now, this came to mind today when I was sitting side-seat during work, staring into the distance.
For many years now have I tried to turn a usable idea into a full story, 300 pages long. Many ideas I had were good, yet frustration often set in as I realised my inability to do what I wanted, leading to them being left incomplete, forgotten and deleted. Many times, I have wanted to stop writing.
But today, I told myself, what is wrong with focusing on short stories? Plenty of people here do it, and they work well. It just has a different effect on reading.
Imagine Lord of the Rings told in the space of one book. We'd have to imagine the bat