Comments on: Novel Lengths http://www.tobiasbuckell.com/2004/08/09/novel-lengths/ online and causing trouble since 1998 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:16:29 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Vera Nazarian http://www.tobiasbuckell.com/2004/08/09/novel-lengths/comment-page-1/#comment-1356 Vera Nazarian Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.tobiasbuckell.com/wordpress/?p=1157#comment-1356 Great advice, Toby.

And very timely too. I’ve been hearing more and more from editors that they want short novels — 40 to 65K.

]]> By: Nick Mamatas http://www.tobiasbuckell.com/2004/08/09/novel-lengths/comment-page-1/#comment-1357 Nick Mamatas Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.tobiasbuckell.com/wordpress/?p=1157#comment-1357 MUG is just 59,000 words and has been getting serious attention from Bantam and Berkley for a paperback releases — Bantam especially is looking at short books these days, including mmpbs of Etched City and Choir Of Ill Children.

]]> By: Scott Janssens http://www.tobiasbuckell.com/2004/08/09/novel-lengths/comment-page-1/#comment-1358 Scott Janssens Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.tobiasbuckell.com/wordpress/?p=1157#comment-1358 Great news! 40 – 65k seems about my natural range.

]]> By: Joel http://www.tobiasbuckell.com/2004/08/09/novel-lengths/comment-page-1/#comment-1359 Joel Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.tobiasbuckell.com/wordpress/?p=1157#comment-1359 Thanks for the update!

]]> By: Cory Doctorow http://www.tobiasbuckell.com/2004/08/09/novel-lengths/comment-page-1/#comment-1360 Cory Doctorow Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.tobiasbuckell.com/wordpress/?p=1157#comment-1360 Minor nit: just over 50,000 words — 205 ms pages.

]]> By: Tobias Buckell http://www.tobiasbuckell.com/2004/08/09/novel-lengths/comment-page-1/#comment-1361 Tobias Buckell Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.tobiasbuckell.com/wordpress/?p=1157#comment-1361 Sorry Cory, got that fixed.

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