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Q&A Is it more optimal to make a longer story or leave it at three pages?

I have short story that is three pages and a paragraph. It's based off a short story by one of my favorite authors in order to learn their prose. Three pages seems a bit short. I think the length o...

1 answer  ·  posted 10y ago by Towell‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T04:07:35Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Towell‭ · 2019-12-08T04:07:35Z (about 5 years ago)
I have short story that is three pages and a paragraph. It's based off a short story by one of my favorite authors in order to learn their prose. Three pages seems a bit short. I think the length of scenes and the amount of detail is adequate, yet the story is only three pages.

Its fine right now at three pages, I suppose. However, I could change the plot or flesh out some bits to make the story more like ten pages. My question then is this:

Are there studies on the length of a story and the amount of entertainment received? Would changing it to be longer be more optimal than leaving it be?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2015-03-23T23:58:44Z (almost 10 years ago)
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