: Re: What are the advantages to setting a word limit for a short story? In the past when I've written short stories, I've found that setting a word limit tends to make my writing more focused

I find it to be less a matter of a specific word count, and more a matter of readability. Edgar Allen Poe maintained that a good short story should be read at one sitting.

You want your reader to be able to enjoy the full impact of your story without the need for devoting hours of time to it.

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