Why long-form writing lives on
The idea of writing medium/long form content in the age of 15-seconds reels may seem outdated, redundant even, but despite the dwindling readership, long-form writing has managed to survive, thanks to a niche segment that loves reading. It's hard to come by and the pieces that do get written beautifully on pertinent topics get lost in the sea of silly, short-format video content. I was wondering why, then, some of us continue to write long-form. The answer lies in the 3 primary ways, I think, long-form writing differs from short-form videos: What we write about Why we write Whom we write for What we write about Long-form writing is primarily driven by what the writer wants to write. Of course, when the job is paid for and the writing needs to be about a particular topic/theme, that is a different scenario. Novels, short stories, blog posts etc are all primarily driven by what the writer wants to say . Short-form content, however, takes the shape, form and substance of what the ...
