An odd question, but regarding word count, how do you persuade the editor of an appropriate length? I recently sold a novel to Daw. At that point, it ran around 114000 words. They've asked for it to be expanded to 140000. This is doable, certainly (and I'm rewriting it at present to spec), but I have some reservations about why. Some of this is down to them wanting more background in a few places, which is fair enough, but some of it seemed to be simply a desire for longer. Is this just marketing (big books are more popular)? I tend to be slightly suspicious of longer books and I try to be concise, so this is rather an odd situation for me.
Thank you: that's incredibly helpful. I'm a little thrown by the 'big fat fantasy' thing as I'm not really that sort of writer, but... It's still my book and my editor (who is lovely) hasn't asked for any plot adjustments beyond tiny tweaks. I'm Kari, btw: hello.
Posts and comments like this one are so fasinating. It really gives me a new respect for writers knowing more about the kind work that goes into a book.
And although I can read 400+ pages in 3 days or less I am on the wrong side of the planet *sigh* I am going to start reading Heart of Stone today. :-)
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I'm Kari, btw: hello.
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And although I can read 400+ pages in 3 days or less I am on the wrong side of the planet *sigh* I am going to start reading Heart of Stone today. :-)
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