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ClearDragon
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Eh. Your story need only be as long as it wants to be. Not every story in your head will be a long one.
Seems reasonable to me, but most publishers disagree
Eh. Your story need only be as long as it wants to be. Not every story in your head will be a long one.
Seems reasonable to me, but most publishers disagree
then put all their power of marketing, manufacturing and distribution behind you.
In theory, they are going to put their power of marketing behind you.....Wow, how do I break this to you . . .
In theory
how else do you get those thirty seconds?
Pretty much the only reason I'm shopping my next series.
I've run the numbers again and again. I'd lose money signing to a major publisher unless I land a Netflix series as a result.
OTOH, it's likely that more people would read my stuff if I had a huge NY publisher advocating for me, even if they only do so parenthetically, as part of their catalog.
but publisher wise they want a thick tome so they can charge $10. I am not so sure why not charge $3 for a smaller book.. ?
I am also in the novella range.. i actually do NOT like the overblown prose of many fantasy books which seems only to be there to add word count. I do not think that a 40k book cannot tell a story- just as you say- Moorcock and Zelazny did just fine- and arguably much better for it.
but publisher wise they want a thick tome so they can charge $10. I am not so sure why not charge $3 for a smaller book.. ?
All the publishers I've looked at want at lest an eighty thousand word manuscript, some want one hundred thousand or more, and are not considering shorter ones
I'm wondering if it's only about being conservative or simply decent business sense