no, really. REALLY.

[schmerica]

ATTENTION FANDOM: STORY LENGTH AND STORY QUALITY ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. There is no direct correlation, either way.

Some stories need a lot of words to tell. Some stories don't. Some people prefer nice long stories they can sink their teeth into for hours and hours. Some people prefer things shorter and self-contained.

I, personally, with everything else being equal, would rather read five 5000 word stories than one 25000 story, and three 3000 word stories than one 9000 one. Does that mean I think short fic is better? No, it just means it's not my personal preferences. Does it mean I think you're wrong for liking longer stuff? No, it just means our taste is different.

WHY OH WHY IS THIS SUCH A DIFFICULT CONCEPT? I SHALL NOW STOMP AROUND IN AN ANNOYED FASHION.

Comments

[justbreathe80.livejournal.com]

Stomp away!

I wholeheartedly agree. Everyone is a different writer, and tells the story in a different way. Just like with pairings, there isn't just one way to do all this. If the short fic is good, I might be left with wanting more, but that doesn't mean it wasn't great. Same for the other way around. What is it that makes people want to regulate how the fandom goes and what's written? I still say, read what you like, friend people whose stuff does it for you if you want, and leave the stuff that squicks you, pisses you off, or that you think is crap alone. There.

Didn't I say I was going to do homework? Yeah...rar. BUT LJ IS SO MUCH MORE FUN! *whines pathetically*

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

*grins* I have to admit, I do my own whining and wishing everybody would do things the way I like. But that doesn't make it any less annoying when other people do!

[justbreathe80.livejournal.com]

It's true. I think, in this particular instance and in fandom "disagreements" in general, people just need to resist the urge to be self-righteous. Whining and wishing are different than passing judgement on whole segments of the fandom because they just swing a different way (or Ray, for that matter) than you. I am all for people saying how they feel, but we can all feel differently, can't we?

It's fun, it's fandom, it's happy! Yay! Woohoo!

I think I'm losing it. *g* I'm going to watch America's Next Top Model now.