[quote=@Oddsbod] I'm just saying that, when approaching a piece, length for the sake of length is a bad practice,[/quote]
Indeed, no disagreements there. 

Though I must say surrounding yourself with descriptive writers/peers and not wanting to seem low effort does [i]force[/i] you to get [i]better[/i]. You end up like a sort of creative sponge. I do not think that is bad.