tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568045042407840394.post8312419720762052323..comments2023-10-23T12:01:21.593-04:00Comments on No Write or Wrong: "N" is for Novel. And Novella.Sarah Allanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08400991060848486889noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568045042407840394.post-89144616135481634582012-04-17T09:15:12.634-04:002012-04-17T09:15:12.634-04:00Yeah, that's a good way to explain it. I get t...Yeah, that's a good way to explain it. I get that question a lot, too. I just think it's interesting how our definitions change, but, yet, so many people today insist that this current way is -the- way it's done.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568045042407840394.post-73929946581782536502012-04-17T09:12:46.851-04:002012-04-17T09:12:46.851-04:00That's true! I was just going by generalities...That's true! I was just going by generalities...I'm asked what the difference is quite a lot, and that's just how I explain it. :-)Sarah Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08400991060848486889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568045042407840394.post-30224590775324991762012-04-17T09:12:06.958-04:002012-04-17T09:12:06.958-04:00That's a great attitude! They'll undoubte...That's a great attitude! They'll undoubtedly be cut down in editing anyway, so don't stress about it. Good luck!Sarah Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08400991060848486889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568045042407840394.post-44896518740622057392012-04-17T00:17:55.975-04:002012-04-17T00:17:55.975-04:00But not even any of that is "true." It&#...But not even any of that is "true." It's just current convention. A few decades ago, a novel needed to be at least 60-80,000 words and before that it was over 80,000 words.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568045042407840394.post-9709478788580548132012-04-16T22:51:04.745-04:002012-04-16T22:51:04.745-04:00Sometimes I don't know why I even decide what ...Sometimes I don't know why I even decide what word count I want, because I never stick to it in the end. I have three unpublished novels that hover just above 120,000 words and need some additional work. My work in progress should be between 80,000 to 90,000, but as I said, I never seem to be right in my estimates.<br /><br />In the end, I just have to know when the story is done and hope the word count doesn't become an issue.L.G. Keltnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624902347418621283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568045042407840394.post-68497471873815942382012-04-16T16:41:57.691-04:002012-04-16T16:41:57.691-04:00Very true...stories are as long as they need to be...Very true...stories are as long as they need to be, though usually we as the writer have a pretty good idea of whether it's going to be a longer story or a shorter one. Flash fiction does seem pretty hard...Sarah Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08400991060848486889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8568045042407840394.post-39724185955392011482012-04-16T16:26:45.412-04:002012-04-16T16:26:45.412-04:00I just got to about 49k of my WIP and I have more ...I just got to about 49k of my WIP and I have more story to tell (my goal is around 65-70k). I was worried for awhile because I've never gotten this far in a project before I shelved it for various reasons. Writing a novella sounds like a piece of cake now.*<br /><br />*note = I know this is not true; in fact, I could argue a novella is just as much if not harder to write because so much needs to build up, happen and resolve in a much shorter space.<br />Also, I completely fail at flash fiction. 100 words is not long enough for a story!Stephscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.com