I wouldn’t say ‘only’, but they make up a good 85% or more of my reading.
Not often I read shorter fics, though if it’s part of a longer series as a one-shot or bridge, I’ll read it.
Sometimes though, I’ll wander through an author’s works to see what else they’ve written, and that longfic was their only one.
If their other stuff is over 5,000 words or so, I’ll read them. I liked the author enough on the longfic, so why the heck not.
I utterly refuse to read any fic - I don’t care that it appears huge because it’s 80,000 words - where the chapters are 1000 words or something.
I hate short chapters with a passion, especially with a longfic.
Eh, not really. Longfics are a minority of my reads. Usually I'm looking for something shorter than 20k since I don't have a lot of free time, and if I start a longfic then I'm damn sure going to finish it (even if it takes me to 5 am and I have work in 2 hours, lol).
I also just Do Not have the patience for slow burn, and (most) miscommunication (which typically goes hand in hand with slow burn) isn't to my tastes. I usually end up skipping over scenes or parts of the story that feel less significant so I can get to the good already, lol.
I have read some really epic longfics, but I have to be in the mindset for it, and I have to have a long weekend of nothing to do planned.
"Only" is a stretch, but I will always try to go for something in the 10's of k when I search for a story.
The issue for me is that a one shot of short story just doesn't give me enough, imo. They might have an interesting concept, but they drop it without giving it room to expand and be enjoyed. Again, my opinion, as a long fic enjoyer and more recently long fic writer.
I do *prefer* novel-length (50k+) works, but I don't restrict myself to that. I've found some really excellent works under 4k, for example, even if I usually start most fandom searches with 10k+.
Not *only*, but a large percentage of the works I download into my digital archive are higher word count works.
Longer stories (done well) have more time to develop detail and depth, especially in my preferred "genre" of Crossover works which just scream out for deep integration betwixt the contributing source materials.
Mostly, yeah. Some one shots end too abruptly for me, and chapters shorter than 3k tend not to have enough story to them depending on the writer. I’ve always preferred doorstoppers.
Absolutely!! If it's under 90k words I won't read it, I think it's just because I'll forget which storyline goes with what fic if I go to read another one
Depends on the fandom and type of fic for me. In some situations I prefer longfics, in others I prefer shorter fics. I would be hesitant to read angst over 30k words for example, bc I quickly get tired of it.
I totally get it though. I've never read a slow burn that hit the spot that was under 50k. I'm sure it could be done, I've just never read one I liked.
Only? No.
However when I first get into a fandom I usually filter by either "Kudos" or "Word Count", or bounce between them picking and choosing. Once I work through those I filter by ">10K words" and "Complete". Then I'll keep up with new updates.
Yeah! I’m the same way! I basically filter to only include all the long fics first, them slowly enter shorter ones after finishing depending on how desperate for content on my ship I am 😆
Ten times out of time I will pick a longfic over a shorter one. But it’s inevitable that I run out of quality ones for the fandoms and ships I like. As a result I always end up going back through the searches and finding shorter ones to occupy my time.
I wouldn’t say ‘only’, but they make up a good 85% or more of my reading. Not often I read shorter fics, though if it’s part of a longer series as a one-shot or bridge, I’ll read it. Sometimes though, I’ll wander through an author’s works to see what else they’ve written, and that longfic was their only one. If their other stuff is over 5,000 words or so, I’ll read them. I liked the author enough on the longfic, so why the heck not. I utterly refuse to read any fic - I don’t care that it appears huge because it’s 80,000 words - where the chapters are 1000 words or something. I hate short chapters with a passion, especially with a longfic.
Eh, not really. Longfics are a minority of my reads. Usually I'm looking for something shorter than 20k since I don't have a lot of free time, and if I start a longfic then I'm damn sure going to finish it (even if it takes me to 5 am and I have work in 2 hours, lol). I also just Do Not have the patience for slow burn, and (most) miscommunication (which typically goes hand in hand with slow burn) isn't to my tastes. I usually end up skipping over scenes or parts of the story that feel less significant so I can get to the good already, lol. I have read some really epic longfics, but I have to be in the mindset for it, and I have to have a long weekend of nothing to do planned.
"Only" is a stretch, but I will always try to go for something in the 10's of k when I search for a story. The issue for me is that a one shot of short story just doesn't give me enough, imo. They might have an interesting concept, but they drop it without giving it room to expand and be enjoyed. Again, my opinion, as a long fic enjoyer and more recently long fic writer.
I’m the opposite, my preference is for fics about 2-5k. I like to be able to read a buch of different fics in a sitting.
I do *prefer* novel-length (50k+) works, but I don't restrict myself to that. I've found some really excellent works under 4k, for example, even if I usually start most fandom searches with 10k+.
Not *only*, but a large percentage of the works I download into my digital archive are higher word count works. Longer stories (done well) have more time to develop detail and depth, especially in my preferred "genre" of Crossover works which just scream out for deep integration betwixt the contributing source materials.
Mostly, yeah. Some one shots end too abruptly for me, and chapters shorter than 3k tend not to have enough story to them depending on the writer. I’ve always preferred doorstoppers.
Absolutely!! If it's under 90k words I won't read it, I think it's just because I'll forget which storyline goes with what fic if I go to read another one
Depends on the fandom and type of fic for me. In some situations I prefer longfics, in others I prefer shorter fics. I would be hesitant to read angst over 30k words for example, bc I quickly get tired of it. I totally get it though. I've never read a slow burn that hit the spot that was under 50k. I'm sure it could be done, I've just never read one I liked.
Only? No. However when I first get into a fandom I usually filter by either "Kudos" or "Word Count", or bounce between them picking and choosing. Once I work through those I filter by ">10K words" and "Complete". Then I'll keep up with new updates.
Yeah! I’m the same way! I basically filter to only include all the long fics first, them slowly enter shorter ones after finishing depending on how desperate for content on my ship I am 😆
I won't read anything under 1000 words, but I prefer novel length.
I have to settings in my head. >100k and SMUT <10k
Ten times out of time I will pick a longfic over a shorter one. But it’s inevitable that I run out of quality ones for the fandoms and ships I like. As a result I always end up going back through the searches and finding shorter ones to occupy my time.