tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post5521513031799995249..comments2023-10-30T09:26:32.732+00:00Comments on Now's the time: Tapies flash shedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-5520130604846057962012-10-20T16:08:07.857+01:002012-10-20T16:08:07.857+01:00Impromptu suggests something to which little effor...Impromptu suggests something to which little effort or thought has been devoted. Your stories so far show that, as with your novels, too much thought and care are evident to be called impromptus. Speaking for myself, although the stories which have emerged on the screen may seem to have come in profusion, there has been a lot of thought and, though the outcome may suggest otherwise, <br />considerable revision involved. <br /><br />Meanwhile I love the idea of impromptu stories, fresh and unpolished as I was trying to say the other day, but beyond my capabilities at the moment, unless blessed by a coalition of environment, good company and alcohol, acting together in one of those sublime moments which occur too rarely in our lives. The Bloggers Retreat might be a good starting point.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972049290586377462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13609842.post-21202984857132734982012-10-20T12:16:38.844+01:002012-10-20T12:16:38.844+01:00I have finally come up with a name for a short sto...I have finally come up with a name for a short story which might help me arrive at a definition (which I am delighted to report is beginning to take shape: one problem - should the definition be capable of encompassing a bad short story as well as a good one).<br /><br />Schubert wrote quite a few for piano and called them impromptus.Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.com