Each medium is different - for a play, the dialogue is the thing;
ohhh kay... I always thought it was the actors. Do short story in dialogue count?
for a poem, a well crafted phrase;
Any required length, at all..?
for a short story, brevity but multiple pages;
ROTFL. You don't see yourself running into a certain amount of trouble using this classification system? Ever seen an essay? At least the typical absence of dialogue will stop you mistaking it for a play, I guess...
for a magazine it's 4 to 20 columns; for online it's two to four brief paragraphs unless you are a zine.
...For online it's far too early to tell...
Honestly, for a ten year old medium, that's a deeply silly thing to say. I don't doubt your ability to win awards, but - please - there's more to writing for the net than 200 words in a four word wide column.
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Each medium is different - for a play, the dialogue is the thing;
ohhh kay... I always thought it was the actors. Do short story in dialogue count?
for a poem, a well crafted phrase;
Any required length, at all..?
for a short story, brevity but multiple pages;
ROTFL. You don't see yourself running into a certain amount of trouble using this classification system? Ever seen an essay? At least the typical absence of dialogue will stop you mistaking it for a play, I guess...
for a magazine it's 4 to 20 columns; for online it's two to four brief paragraphs unless you are a zine.
...For online it's far too early to tell...
Honestly, for a ten year old medium, that's a deeply silly thing to say. I don't doubt your ability to win awards, but - please - there's more to writing for the net than 200 words in a four word wide column.