The article's more than 18 months old. So while its interesting its a bit dated. I'd like to know what Mr King thinks now and how he feels the short story has fared since '07.
My personal belief is that the short story, and maybe even the poem, is on the verge of a comeback based on the rise of the eBook in Kindle/iPhone format. I think soon we'll see business models whereby its reasonable for an author/poet to sell an individual short story or poem. And that people will pay to read them on their phone or eReader.
OTOH I'm biased since short form is the sweet spot for my textflows technology!
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The article's more than 18 months old. So while its interesting its a bit dated. I'd like to know what Mr King thinks now and how he feels the short story has fared since '07.
My personal belief is that the short story, and maybe even the poem, is on the verge of a comeback based on the rise of the eBook in Kindle/iPhone format. I think soon we'll see business models whereby its reasonable for an author/poet to sell an individual short story or poem. And that people will pay to read them on their phone or eReader.
OTOH I'm biased since short form is the sweet spot for my textflows technology!