I have been writing for the better part of my life, whether it is just a little micro-story only two pages long (hand written) or an 80,000-word novel. At the end of my latest released novel, Reawakening Oath, I got to thinking, I have all these micro-stories (that some how tend to lean toward the horror side) why not add them? And that is exactly what I did.
It is a shame, at least in my point of view, to have a story of any sort to go unread. I then took notice that 99% of my short stories ending up being a bit on the horror side. I riffled through the drawer containing my poem scraps (poems that are pretty much written on scraps of paper), and short stories for hours before I came across one that would some-what stick with the feel of Reawakening Oath.
I was curious and wondered how many other authors have included short stories at the end of a novel. I did a little research (not an extreme amount of research, just a little) and only found a handful of authors who have included short stories within their novels. I am naturally curious about my readers (any readers) interests and would like to know just how many people would complete a book and then find that little gem in the back and feel as though they just got a sweet treat?
That also brings another question to mind, when I write my novels they tend to be fantasy character driven, but my short stories (hate to sound repetitive) always have some sort of gruesome ending. Like I said before it took me hours to find a story that I already had written that didn’t end gruesomely.
Halfway through the drawer I gave up and wrote a new short story intended to go within Reawakening Oath, but alas the horror took over and devoured the heroine. So I ask, if you found a short story within the pages of a novel just how important, to you would it be to have the same feel as the novel? And how many of you would enjoy seeing more short stories at the back of a novel you have just read?
Reawakening Oath
It is a shame, at least in my point of view, to have a story of any sort to go unread. I then took notice that 99% of my short stories ending up being a bit on the horror side. I riffled through the drawer containing my poem scraps (poems that are pretty much written on scraps of paper), and short stories for hours before I came across one that would some-what stick with the feel of Reawakening Oath.
I was curious and wondered how many other authors have included short stories at the end of a novel. I did a little research (not an extreme amount of research, just a little) and only found a handful of authors who have included short stories within their novels. I am naturally curious about my readers (any readers) interests and would like to know just how many people would complete a book and then find that little gem in the back and feel as though they just got a sweet treat?
That also brings another question to mind, when I write my novels they tend to be fantasy character driven, but my short stories (hate to sound repetitive) always have some sort of gruesome ending. Like I said before it took me hours to find a story that I already had written that didn’t end gruesomely.
Halfway through the drawer I gave up and wrote a new short story intended to go within Reawakening Oath, but alas the horror took over and devoured the heroine. So I ask, if you found a short story within the pages of a novel just how important, to you would it be to have the same feel as the novel? And how many of you would enjoy seeing more short stories at the back of a novel you have just read?
Reawakening Oath
