I'm re-reading a wonderful book called Readings by Michael Dirda. He's book editor for the Washington Post. The book is full of his reading adventures, pointing readers at many fascinating books they might never know about otherwise.
He quotes writer Howard Waldrop's definitions of a short story and a novel.
A short story, Waldrop said, is "about the most important thing that will ever happen in a character's life," while a novel is about "the most important time in a character's life."
And, he says, by story's end "there must be some cost to the character."
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