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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:02 PM Original message |
30,000 words... what is that, a novella? |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. How many pages do you have??? |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Depends on how I format it... |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Find a novel with normal-looking (1.5 spaced) pages... |
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gyopsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. The rules are usually |
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qwertyMike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. I was taught |
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qwertyMike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. As an aside |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:36 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. That's terribly funny! |
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qwertyMike (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 06:21 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Our constant headline was |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 07:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. "An essay should be like a woman's skirt..." |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
5. Novellas... I've seen a few based on Doctor Who... |
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BigMcLargehuge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:13 PM Response to Original message |
6. usually the publishing company/agent sets that rule |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
10. Word count |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 05:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Makes sense. |
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southerngirlwriter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
12. There's a great contest |
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POed_Ex_Repub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
14. Do you edit your own? |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
15. I think it's borderline novella/short novel.... |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 07:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Wheeeeee!!! |
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joeybee12 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 07:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. And if it's your first one, you won't get an agent and/or publisher to |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 07:10 PM Response to Original message |
17. A novel is usually 50,000 to 150,000, 30,000 sounds like a novella to me |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-16-04 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
18. Thinking about the 1920's authors |
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