>From: Philip Hart <philiph at SLAC.Stanford.EDU> >...So why is it that SKZB has so few short works? A number of impressions jump to mind: 1) if you're established, it's a little easier to make an actual living at writing for many writers with the longer forms (not everybody can toss out a "Rose for Ecclesiastes" off the top of their hat. Orson Scott Card writes novels instead of shorts these days for just that reason 2) writing shorter fiction is *hard* 3) From what I can tell Steve(n) is comfortable with the ability to sketch out intricate and involved plotlines, and that's something that lends itself better to book-length works 4) Finally, he seems to have more fun with books than with short fiction. These are all guesses, mind you, but educated to some extent. Regards, johne (phy) cook wisconsin, usa _________________________________________________________________ Take off on a romantic weekend or a family adventure to these great U.S. locations. http://special.msn.com/local/hotdestinations.armx