Thanks, Autumn, I really appreciate the feedback! I'm happy to say that I've heard from several rebels and I'm glad to learn you long-formers are out there! We'll see how this goes - this week I'm tallying votes. And, since only about 1 in 16 subscribers is a paid subscriber, paid sub votes count for 16. Even a writer like me can do math like that. Warm regards.
Long form or no form. Everyone has a "short form" version. Long form versions bring life and give you the space to create your wide reaching narrative arch.
I rebel against the change! Those long posts are 100% cappuccinos and the best, darkest chocolate. I love how you weave the commentary around the story, dipping in and out to dissect things and then jump in to the heart of the tale again. It’s just like reading aloud one of the best books with a friend and stopping along the way for enlivening conversation about what you’re reading, tying together all kinds of seemingly disparate things and making connections. Also, I love that you read them and post the audio. That’s even more like sharing a great read aloud with a friend, with the perk of said friend being the author who has all kinds of juicy extra things to say about it!
I do understand if you must cut them half, and I promise to only mutter quietly to myself about it after this. 😁. But I thought I’d tell you since you said we were allowed.
Resist the pull to coddle our attention-warfare-blasted minds at all costs. There's an invitational tension that rises up from goodness that forces slowness.
Thanks, Autumn, I really appreciate the feedback! I'm happy to say that I've heard from several rebels and I'm glad to learn you long-formers are out there! We'll see how this goes - this week I'm tallying votes. And, since only about 1 in 16 subscribers is a paid subscriber, paid sub votes count for 16. Even a writer like me can do math like that. Warm regards.
Long form or no form. Everyone has a "short form" version. Long form versions bring life and give you the space to create your wide reaching narrative arch.
I rebel against the change! Those long posts are 100% cappuccinos and the best, darkest chocolate. I love how you weave the commentary around the story, dipping in and out to dissect things and then jump in to the heart of the tale again. It’s just like reading aloud one of the best books with a friend and stopping along the way for enlivening conversation about what you’re reading, tying together all kinds of seemingly disparate things and making connections. Also, I love that you read them and post the audio. That’s even more like sharing a great read aloud with a friend, with the perk of said friend being the author who has all kinds of juicy extra things to say about it!
I do understand if you must cut them half, and I promise to only mutter quietly to myself about it after this. 😁. But I thought I’d tell you since you said we were allowed.
Resist the pull to coddle our attention-warfare-blasted minds at all costs. There's an invitational tension that rises up from goodness that forces slowness.
I love your writing either way
I love the long form. Count this as 16 votes in that direction.