I usually just go back and correct typos or rewrite certain parts. However, sometimes that's not enough, and I end up trashing it and starting from scratch, but I really hate doing that.I try to write a good first draft to start with, so I don't have to rewrite that much.
I usually write long stuff (fiction), so when I write short stuff it's usually for a class or something. I think I can still tell when to do a short story and when to do a long one, though: when the plot isn't complex enough to carry on for X amount of pages, I know it will be a short story. I think I'm going to end up writing some short stories for my current novel-idea, for instance, because there's little plots that wouldn't fit inside the main story that I think need to be addressed. (One of them I actually want to see if I can draw out as a comic, actually.)
When I do write a short story, though, I've found that I have to use characters and settings already made up for a novel-length story, because otherwise I don't feel like they're developed enough.
For nonfiction, I usually keep it short unless I have a lot to say on the subject. As nonfiction outside of classwork is a new subject for me, though, I don't have the experience with it that I have with fiction; hopefully, that will come with time. I think the main reasons I prefer short nonfiction is the amount of research required to make it longer and the lack of experience I have with the genre.
I usually write long stuff (fiction), so when I write short stuff it's usually for a class or something. I think I can still tell when to do a short story and when to do a long one, though: when the plot isn't complex enough to carry on for X amount of pages, I know it will be a short story. I think I'm going to end up writing some short stories for my current novel-idea, for instance, because there's little plots that wouldn't fit inside the main story that I think need to be addressed. (One of them I actually want to see if I can draw out as a comic, actually.)
When I do write a short story, though, I've found that I have to use characters and settings already made up for a novel-length story, because otherwise I don't feel like they're developed enough.
For nonfiction, I usually keep it short unless I have a lot to say on the subject. As nonfiction outside of classwork is a new subject for me, though, I don't have the experience with it that I have with fiction; hopefully, that will come with time. I think the main reasons I prefer short nonfiction is the amount of research required to make it longer and the lack of experience I have with the genre.
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