Thomas Mullen
"Getting a story published is almost as hard and merely a fraction as lucrative [as a novel] (if it pays anything at all), so pursue short stories only if you actually enjoy writing them."
— Thomas Mullen
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"One can get the false impression that stories are a necessary stepping stone to publication. MFA programs tend to perpetuate this belief, with most fiction workshops focused on the short story form. But if your goal is to publish a novel, you should write a novel."
— Thomas Mullen
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