An actual novel is around 100,000, I think.
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Betsy HP - Oct 09, 2004 4:06:31 pm PDT #7136 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
§ ita § - Oct 09, 2004 4:06:45 pm PDT #7137 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The idea is that you edit the NIWITW until it doesn't suck.
Is that a primary goal? I'd think just getting the words out (sort of like The Artist's Way morning pages) would be useful in and of itself.
Betsy HP - Oct 09, 2004 4:08:05 pm PDT #7138 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
That's what I thought, ita. Now I am rethinking.
Susan W. - Oct 09, 2004 4:09:01 pm PDT #7139 of 10001
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I think you start calling it a novel rather than a novella somewhere around 40,000 to 50,000 words.
Betsy HP - Oct 09, 2004 4:09:03 pm PDT #7140 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
§ ita § - Oct 09, 2004 4:09:28 pm PDT #7141 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Maybe if you tell yourself you won't edit it? That the entire thing gets a free pass, and you put it away for a few weeks when it's done?
Betsy HP - Oct 09, 2004 4:11:10 pm PDT #7142 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Well, the whole point is to turn critical-mind OFF. Off off off.
I am failing in this.
Allyson - Oct 09, 2004 4:11:30 pm PDT #7143 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I think you start calling it a novel rather than a novella somewhere around 40,000 to 50,000 words
Oh dear. I'm never going to finish this book.
Betsy HP - Oct 09, 2004 4:12:10 pm PDT #7144 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
I did some research. Susan's right. 40-50K is the start of a novel. Different publishing houses like different lengths.
Allyson - Oct 09, 2004 4:15:31 pm PDT #7145 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
It occurs to me that I just don't have that much to say.