Bias Quote by Steve Almond

We get so many people saying short fiction is not economical, that it doesn't sell; but there are so many of us enjoying writing…

— Junot Diaz

I prefer short stories, but publishers would, of course, rather that writers produce novels, since novels are still more commercially viable.

— Charles Baxter

Short fiction seems more targeted - hand grenades of ideas, if you will. When they work, they hit, they explode, and you never forget…

— Paolo Bacigalupi

Long fiction is wonderful and you can lose yourself in it as a reader and as a writer, but short stories don't allow the…

— Isobelle Carmody

When I was starting out, I did not do short fiction well, because I kept wanting to write books.

— Elizabeth Moon

Without always meaning to, I write really long short stories, 60-pagers, 90-pagers, pieces of fiction that are too long for all but the bravest…

— Anthony Doerr

Most publishers seem very reluctant to publish short story collections at all; they bring them out in paperback, often disguised as novels.

— Anonymous

[Mid-list writers are now] less greed on the part of both publishers and chain booksellers. It is easier for them to publish and sell…

— W. P. Kinsella

I think that the economics of book publishing favor hits with long book runs. You make all your money on the last bunch of…

— Seth Godin

Short fiction isn't my natural form. It's taken a lot of work over the years to finally feel more comfortable writing stories under 80,000 words!

— Kameron Hurley

I myself am pathetically impressed when I meet writers of very long novels. How can they spend so many hundreds of hours at the…

— Arthur Smith

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