Thread: Do you ever save your "best" story idea until you can do it justice?
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Old 10-18-2011, 10:41 PM   #24
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I'm no expert at all, but how about turning into a short story. You still produce something but you spend less effort (supposedly!) and you can always revisit it later and turn it into a longer story?
That's a really interesting suggestion. I thought about it. But there is just too much needed to tell the story - I could be naive, but it seems tome that some stories just can't be told quickly without cutting the heart out.
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