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JSWolf · 02-19-2009, 06:14 PM

It depends on the story to be told. For example, Stephen King's The Stand in it's uncut edition is huge. But it tells a good story and is not full of padding. And some books can have toe story told in a lot less words. So the size of a novel has to do witht he story to be told and how it's being told. Ther eis no right and wrong way unless you look at Battlefield Earth (for example) that is too long and overly wordy. It told the story it wanted to tell and then kept going on and on.

02-19-2009, 06:14 PM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,441 Karma: 150249609 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	It depends on the story to be told. For example, Stephen King's The Stand in it's uncut edition is huge. But it tells a good story and is not full of padding. And some books can have toe story told in a lot less words. So the size of a novel has to do witht he story to be told and how it's being told. Ther eis no right and wrong way unless you look at Battlefield Earth (for example) that is too long and overly wordy. It told the story it wanted to tell and then kept going on and on.