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]

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.