Author possibility: two books out of one book a question
Posted: 21 Dec 2016, 00:54
I have appreciated everybody's input. You have taught me a lot about my novel. But one of the things that has baffled me is the fact that a fair number of you really have a difficulty with the length. Don't get me wrong, many of you were just fine with it. But a significant minority wanted A shorter book. Some point to that but this is a lot shorter than the Harry Potter novels, many of which I felt way too long, and J.R.R. Tolkien s magnum opus. I'm reminded of Mark twain's satire on James Fenimore Cooper's last of the Mohicans where our hero natty Bumppo is slipping down the Mississippi River. It's a dangerous trip but for page after page after page all you are to know about is what kind of cat brushes are those and what kind of algae is that and why is the part of the rock colored that way rather than the alligators that are about to eat him for the snakes that will buy him or the Indians that will scalp him.
I don't think my book is too long. I needed that time to build a world that was believable and that you could walk in. Without it the story would become very shallow. However there is a way around it. What would you think about splitting the novel into two parts? The first book would end with the Halloween festival and the second book would pick up from there. There would be a few minor editorial changes but the books Would be the same. They would however no longer be standalone books. So let me know what you think, I sure would be interested in your views. From the author E. R. Barr
I don't think my book is too long. I needed that time to build a world that was believable and that you could walk in. Without it the story would become very shallow. However there is a way around it. What would you think about splitting the novel into two parts? The first book would end with the Halloween festival and the second book would pick up from there. There would be a few minor editorial changes but the books Would be the same. They would however no longer be standalone books. So let me know what you think, I sure would be interested in your views. From the author E. R. Barr