Just when does a short story cease to be a short story and morphs into something… erm… longer… and just what is just slightly longer than a short story, but not as long as longer could be… and with ideas rolling on top of ideas, but with no conclusion in mind, how do you stop? Do you stop? Or do you keep writing because you can’t stop writing? Because your characters demand life, even if you can be mean to them, they haunt your thoughts, your dreams and daydreams alike… you know how they look, how they smell, how their voices sound like… if they dream in black and white…
I’m nearly on post 30, from what began as a singular adventure has evolved into a tale i did not expect… it’s not brilliant, it’s not supposed to be, each part is written as free writing, straight from my head to the screen, with minor editing and no plot to speak of, just whatever pops into my mind… I write because I love words, how words can paint an image in another’s thoughts from how you string them together, to give characters life…
I honestly have no idea where my ‘short story’ will lead me?
My characters haven’t told me yet!
Anne Harrison 11.02.17
Tatterhood 
At the point where you have to write a character list just so can keep track of who’s who then it’s no longer a short story, it’s fast becoming the first draft of a novel. I’ve had to abandon three “short stories” because I lost track of the characters 😂
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Ooh… so close to that stage…
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