In a message dated 4/23/03 6:18:52 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
michaelnellis{at}yahoo.com writes:

<< 
 Same advice we usually give in here: write your stories your way; in
 your own voice and style and let the Dimbulbs(tm)(r) who insist on
 spouting useless rules out of ignorance go hang.
 
 You've got to keep in mind, Lynn, that when someone says "This thou
 shalt not do in thine writing" they are usually making a Grand
 Proclamation based solely on their prejudices.  When some dolt says
 "your writing sucks" it's not that your writing sucks: it's that he
 doesn't get the point of the story and such a one never assumes
 that's because he's too dense to get it.
  >

Not to mention that you could think you are writing short stories and 
actually be writing a novel.  Writing methods vary by number of writers.  
Usually(not always) a short story is smaller in scope than novels.  

Mike S.

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