Consistency. And the rise of short forms

A foolish consistency, though it may be the hob goblin of
little minds, is also the way to go for a writing career. This seems
particularly true when it comes to the short story. Perhaps it’s a choice based
on economics: you’ll only grab a reader for those few pages, and if you can
pull it off then, you might be wise to do it again and again. Some of the
greatest writers of short stories are all