<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>LynAlden wrote</title><author_name>LynAlden (npub1a2…cw83a)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub1a2cww4kn9wqte4ry70vyfwqyqvpswksna27rtxd8vty6c74era8sdcw83a</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>While I have nothing against short fiction, the reason I’m not drawn to it is that I want to get to know the characters. That takes time.&#xA;&#xA;My sweet spot tends to be a long stand-alone novel or a duology/trilogy.&#xA;&#xA;When you go longer than that, into some epic series, I’m skeptical. By default I view it as someone writing for a career rather than to tell their optimal story, with *very* limited exceptions.</html></oembed>