Bearman1
Scribe
Hi All,
I am writing this because of a personal problem I am experiencing with my WIP and I am wondering if others have a similar struggle.
I am currently 40k words into my first draft and it has dawned on me that I don't have a great deal of words left if I want to get this book published. I have been editing the chapters as I go, scrapping out what is not necessary and honing in the tale and yet I still think I am going to go way over 100k words.
I am worried because I have seen that first time authors basically have no chance if there book is too long. But if I cut too much from the story then the quality and the characterisation is not going to be there, which defeats the object of the book.
How do you guys go about finding a solution to this? And what are you experiences with handing a large manuscript to a publisher?
Thanks,
I am writing this because of a personal problem I am experiencing with my WIP and I am wondering if others have a similar struggle.
I am currently 40k words into my first draft and it has dawned on me that I don't have a great deal of words left if I want to get this book published. I have been editing the chapters as I go, scrapping out what is not necessary and honing in the tale and yet I still think I am going to go way over 100k words.
I am worried because I have seen that first time authors basically have no chance if there book is too long. But if I cut too much from the story then the quality and the characterisation is not going to be there, which defeats the object of the book.
How do you guys go about finding a solution to this? And what are you experiences with handing a large manuscript to a publisher?
Thanks,