Better Quote by Eric Brown

I consider myself a writer. I don't favour any type of writing. I sometimes wish short stories came more easily to me.

— James Lasdun

For me, writing a short story is much, much harder than writing a novel.

— Lynn Abbey

I'm one of those writers who started off writing novels and came to writing short stories later, partly because I didn't have the right…

— Julian Barnes

When you write a novel you have to live with the characters for a long time. So I prefer short stories. I never wrote…

— Ruskin Bond

I hadn't meant to do the pattern of publishing short stories and then a novel. I thought, 'I'm a novelist. I know it.' But…

— Andrew Sean Greer

Novels are so much unrulier and more stressful to write. A short story can last two pages and then it's over, and that's kind…

— Aimee Bender

Short-story writing requires an exquisite sense of balance. Novelists, frankly, can get away with more. A novel can have a dull spot or two,…

— Lynn Abbey

Writing a short story is like having a short intense affair, whereas writing a novel is like a long rich marriage.

— Jonathan Carroll

Novels definitely come more naturally to me. When I write short stories, it's always a fight against it expanding.

— Maggie Shipstead

Novels are my favorite to write and read. I do like writing personal essays, too. I'm not really a short story writer, nor do…

— Dani Shapiro

I think writing novels has taught me more about the value of patience and being organized. I've learned to use timelines and wikis to…

— Ken Liu

I prefer a great novel, but many novels come with a bunch of novel-y writerliness that feels sort of macho to me, so I…

— Miranda July