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Old 10-05-2014, 02:05 PM   #77
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I keep my self-pubbed fantasy around 100k words per book, which is shorter than traditionally-pubbed fantasy. I could write 300k epics, but publishing is a business and I need to publish enough books to produce an income. 100k words is far more manageable to format, print and sell.

It's also much easier to write less words when it's just me pushing myself to write. So there's a lot of practicality in doing a slightly shorter book.
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