Subtlety and Nuance

It’s always nice to finish a story, whether it be a novel or short story. A friend asked me what my latest short story is trying to convey, and this time, it’s just a story. I always use short stories to work on something, so with this story, I wanted to focus on making my writing more subtle.

I’m very direct when I write, so my writing really lacks nuance. My characters really can’t “stop and smell the roses” or really take long detours. It’s probably why I’ve struggled with writing a long novel. 

I’ve stopped writing The Mustard Prince in the Beverage Kingdom for now to focus on writing short stories for various contests. I’ll definitely get back to it though, and hopefully, it’ll be sometime this year.