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svb1972:
I'd pay to read that Neuro. :)
Even if it is pre-911 world.
meh:
Have e-reader. Have price of coffee. ;)
svb1972:
420k words?
I'd go as high as $20 :)
or I'd read the first 'volume' for $5. And if I got hooked, I'd happily pay $5 a volume for the rest.
Kali:
Yeah, there is sort of a narrow road between "follow all these rules to the letter" and "give us something we've never seen before". Objectively, my novel is very much a generic rehash. It just happens that I've been writing urban fantasy since the 1980s (mostly for my own amusement, a couple of things done for presents) as I love the genre, but now what used to come off as fresh and original is just the norm for the genre, alas. I'm still writing what I love, though. In the case of genre, I'm aware the odds are tilting slightly more against me given my subject matter.
The next thing I have in mind to write (aside from this stupid fanfic idea that won't go away) is more original and has fascinated me since the beginnings of the concept occurred to me a few months ago. To stay on topic, it's a genre-buster so the optimal length will be hard to determine, but the question of length doesn't come up for me until the first draft is done. So I'll write the thing, see how long it is, check out the market at the time, and adjust accordingly.
Aakaakaak:
--- Quote from: neurovore on May 27, 2010, 07:48:03 PM ---There is a reason why my 470kword Christian-mythos end of the world fantasy is not a thing I am trying to sell. (Actually, there's also the reason that it was mostly planned out between 1996 and 1998 and it's set in a very pre-9/11 world.) Even thought it would split neatly into three, four, or indeed anywhere up to nine volumes.
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Were you robbed by Tim LeHaye, author of the Left Behind series? JUST KIDDING!
From what I've seen and read and heard, it's strict adherence to /how/ you write, but complete originality on /what/ you write. You just need to stick with the preferred format of the genre you fit into. Am I reading it wrong?
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