Process note...length....

[j_cheney]

This is almost always an issue for me.

I was cuddled up in bed this morning, post shower, and the plot bunny whispered in my ear, its sibilant voice (hissy because with those huge front teeth, you can't help but lisp) saying, "You can make this longer...novel length, even."

Yes, the bunny often says this to me. I offer it lettuce if it will just go away.

Pretty much anything can be stretched to novel length, you know.

I knew this one would be 25K when I started it because there's a lot packed into it. Could I make it 90K? Well, yeah....

Comments

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

My first novel clocked in at 153K. Wonder why I haven't sold that yet.....

[kelly-swails.livejournal.com]

153K?!? Dude, my first trilogy was 180K combined. YA, but still. You are a machine! I just don't know if I have that much stamina. Or maybe I'm easily distracted. Either way.

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

I write plots that are too complex to be marketable. I'm actually trying to learn to write simpler stories, mostly because they're more marketable but also to keep the length down.

I'm proud to say that the RD of novel 4 came in at 95K, a vast improvement. ;o)

[kelly-swails.livejournal.com]

Your problem and my problem need to get together and comprimise. Then we'd both be set!

[j-cheney.livejournal.com]

Ah, if wishes were horses.... ;o)