@TheBrometheus did you ever write short stories or just jump straight to novels?
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Replying to @Emily30Red @TheBrometheus
I started with novels and then worked up to short stories.
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Replying to @MishaBurnett @Emily30Red
Same. Probably turn those short stories into novels in the future, too.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus @Emily30Red
The longer I write the more I come to believe that the majority of novels are short stories that have been padded out to novel length by writers who have bought into the idea that only novels are "real books".
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Replying to @MishaBurnett @Emily30Red
Possible. Or they don’t know how to create a lengthy story that isn’t filler and fluff.
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Replying to @TheBrometheus @Emily30Red
Understanding how long it takes to tell a particular story is a lost art. The question authors tend to ask isn't, "What will it take to convey to the reader what needs to be said?" but, " How do I get 150,000 words out of this idea? "
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I think it's a problem partly caused by the TradPub machine. Everywhere I look, I see "YA is X, scifi is Y, romance is Z" w/ variables for word length. Nowhere does it say, tell your story how you see fit.
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Replying to @MisterFabulist @SouthernNinja and
I agree. It's what I call "writing to the schematic." Trad pubs put together their lists based on printing and shipping costs, how much room the chain bookstores had on their shelves for, and what sold last quarter.
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Learned this real fast when I connected with the right indie authors who smacked the stupidity out of me.
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