Is there a site out there a sizeable collection of shorter Stargate fanfics?
The short story format that was common on LiveJournal back in the day is missed. Same fans migrated to Dreamwidth, but that site isn’t picking up steam.
Many sites make it tough on short stories in their search algorithms (and good luck using Wattpad’s search function for any story format). A story with 34 chapters out of an alleged 64 that has been ongoing for 4 years and is never going to be finished will have more chapters, meaning more page views, more comments, more people asking for updates and a rise in rank. Short fics can’t even compete with chapter-by-chapter works for reader to find them easily.
What about places for short fiction? Flash fiction, 6 word stories, Twitterature, minifics, microfics, sudden fiction, drabbles, sketches, one shots, poems, song lyric rewrites, etc. ?
Where did they all go?
EDIT: I did find that AO3 has an advanced search that allows for single chapter, word count limits, and complete boxes to be checked off. That is helpful, but more sites would be great. I feel as if I am missing some for perusing.
The short story format that was common on LiveJournal back in the day is missed. Same fans migrated to Dreamwidth, but that site isn’t picking up steam.
Many sites make it tough on short stories in their search algorithms (and good luck using Wattpad’s search function for any story format). A story with 34 chapters out of an alleged 64 that has been ongoing for 4 years and is never going to be finished will have more chapters, meaning more page views, more comments, more people asking for updates and a rise in rank. Short fics can’t even compete with chapter-by-chapter works for reader to find them easily.
What about places for short fiction? Flash fiction, 6 word stories, Twitterature, minifics, microfics, sudden fiction, drabbles, sketches, one shots, poems, song lyric rewrites, etc. ?
Where did they all go?
EDIT: I did find that AO3 has an advanced search that allows for single chapter, word count limits, and complete boxes to be checked off. That is helpful, but more sites would be great. I feel as if I am missing some for perusing.
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