A Short Form About Short Form

Dr. Sarah Lyall-Neal
The Shortform
Published in
1 min readNov 17, 2021

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Blue Pitbull lying on the deck
Author’s personal photo: Luna

Recently, I have been dabbling in writing short form. At first, I thought, how hard can it be? I’m a writer, 150 words are child’s play.

I quickly learned I’m more verbose than I thought. I recently wrote a piece about my pup. I started it on my phone and then reopened it on my computer to find it was over 200 words, not the 150 I was hoping for.

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Dr. Sarah Lyall-Neal
The Shortform

Sarah Lyall-Neal, Clinical Psychologist, wife, dog mom, and writer. I write about mental health, health, nutrition, and writing. sarahelyall@gmail.com ❤️