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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
The tweeners, sure. That's just smart marketing on the part of authors who release their main series novels once every 2-3 years. I'm talking about the author who's giving us her/his three--nay, four!--book magnum opus. Just once, I'd like to see a series author say, "I tried to wrap it up in three decent-sized novels, but I didn't want to rush things. So here's an additional 175 page book that wraps things up quite nicely I think." The End.  |
I think that writers who tend to write lengthy books...are going to always write lengthy books. Writing a short story or novella is actually a different technique. Some writers won't even TRY writing a short story because you really have to think differently. It's like when novelist Richard Ford asked Mark Knopfler (song writer/musician) if he had any advice to share about song-writing. The answer: Stick to novels.
Telling a convincing story in a song is an incredible talent that I'm sure takes practice. Just like novels or short stories. But they are different practices...