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cromag · 07-15-2013, 03:03 AM

I have most of the same "red flags," but also, for me, "length."

If an author I've never heard of before has a new book out that's 120,000 words long ... I pass.

I don't like starting a book I'm not going to finish, and it would have to be a startlingly good book for me to tackle at that length.

07-15-2013, 03:03 AM	#136
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,728 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	I have most of the same "red flags," but also, for me, "length." If an author I've never heard of before has a new book out that's 120,000 words long ... I pass. I don't like starting a book I'm not going to finish, and it would have to be a startlingly good book for me to tackle at that length.