tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9982477.post7370709039908046101..comments2024-02-21T15:45:40.747+05:30Comments on Ink Scrawl: Why are SF and Fantasy Novels the Length They are?mandar talvekarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17060905096456474640noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9982477.post-39643238582443292862009-03-07T02:49:00.000+05:302009-03-07T02:49:00.000+05:30I'd like to point out another force driving book l...I'd like to point out another force driving book length: agents. My writing genre happens to be F, but even so my agent laid down strict word-count parameters. Originally, my epic would've fit quite nicely into one volume. But 105,000 words was totally unacceptable. Break it up, she said. Make each section a free-standing novel. Well, you get to back-storying to make it free-standing, and adding Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com