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Hey,
If you want a standard size hardback that is a short story, try Betty White's latest autobiography. Every chapter is a maximum of 2 printed pages, 1 page of a picture and one blank page.
Books are all sizes.
Some authors write short, some authors write long and some write just right.
Now I am confused by a statement I read on here, someone said they didn't like to invest in long books for fear of disappointment. What is the difference? You don't have to finish a book you don't like unless it is for a class. I once started a traditionally-published book that I threw across the room. It had way to many useless words. I couldn't figure out if I was reading a travel guide on Charlotte, NC, a dissertation on ricin or maybe an actual murder mystery. I think the author was so scared someone might miss a very little detail that she belabored the point and repeated herself.
Note: this particular author has been in the academic world for years.
Now on the self-published authors, I have found the two worst groups are the ones that are barely literate, and those with English degrees.
The first ones don't think they need anyone because and I quote "I don't notice errors so other readers won't notice errors."
The second ones are "I have a degree so my books are perfectly written."
Personal opinion on those two is the first one is probably right because they won't get readers.
The second one, yes each sentence is grammatically perfect but do they make sense together.
Those are usually the ones that say 50 shades is badly written. It is not badly written, it is just simplistic writing.
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