Comments for Kristen Lamb

Comment on Long-Form Writing in a TL;DR World by Jean Lamb

Jean Lamb — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 03:14:27 +0000

And yet some fanfiction is notorious for its length, like “A Year Like None Other” by Aspen or my own, “The Birthday Present” by excessivelyperky. Yes, they’re in serial format, but so was Dickens.

Comment on Long-Form Writing in a TL;DR World by Robert

Robert — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 20:40:37 +0000

For me, it’s a memory thing. Sometimes, I lose track of the context and names of each character. Whilst I thumb-typing this comment on my phone, I realised, I could summarise and capture them on a bookmark next time this happens.

Comment on Long-Form Writing in a TL;DR World by Roger L Nay

Roger L Nay — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 20:38:51 +0000

Nothing to add, just wanted to compliment you on another brilliant blog post.

Comment on Long-Form Writing in a TL;DR World by Kay

Kay — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:28:58 +0000

Apologies for the typo! Your name is Kristen! Sorry. 🙂

Comment on Long-Form Writing in a TL;DR World by Kay

Kay — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:24:38 +0000

We’ve been losing this battle for decades, and not just because of social media’s need for quick “bites” or a “hook” that makes us want to read a new author. National and newspaper magazines started cutting back on feature lengths at least 25 to 30 years ago. Beauty and fashion pages ended up looking like a dog’s dinner of snippets, and sometimes hard-hitting features were reduced to bullet points (I had to cut one 3,000-word feature to TEN bullet points. Felt dreadful for the poor writer).

You make great points, Kirsten, but I fear readers are now in many different camps and long-form is just one of them although, sadly, not so popular. I love it. But the most interesting thing for me is that if I saw a feature in a magazine like, say New Scientist, I’d be delighted if it went on for pages. Curled up on the sofa with the magazine in one hand, cup of coffee in the other, I’d be in heaven. But seeing that same mass of words on my screen…my heart sinks. Not so inviting. Screens have changed the entire reading experience for me so I think that’s part of the malaise.

Comment on Long-Form Writing in a TL;DR World by Sally M. Chetwynd

Sally M. Chetwynd — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 15:37:01 +0000

AMEN, Kristen! You’ve written a long-form blog, which takes the patience of us “old timers” to read to the end (those of us who learned, before digital-everything, how to read and revel in stories – fiction and nonfiction – with meat on their bones). I will save this post in my files for future “re-reading.”

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Comment on Long-Form Writing in a TL;DR World by Patricia Robertson

Patricia Robertson — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 03:45:06 +0000

Just finished reading Understory, almost 500 pages. Didn’t really get into the story till chapter four, then loved it. Hate the pressure to hook a reader in first chapter. Reminds me of action movies, like James Bond, that overwhelm you in opening scene then sets expectations for even more action. Really like allowing stories to develop at their own pace.

Comment on Long-Form Writing in a TL;DR World by tony

tony — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 02:06:54 +0000

Nicely put, Ms Lamb. I hope you’re not preaching to the choir!
Thank you.

Comment on Long-Form Writing in a TL;DR World by John Greer

John Greer — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 23:39:05 +0000

I practically learned to read on LOTR, and I reread it nearly every year, so long form is OK by me.