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Originally posted by LoneCloudHopper2
reply to post by Scaleru
However, with more and more writers going to ebooks now this may open up space to be heard by the print publishing world.
Originally posted by Scaleru
LoneCloudHopper2
I'm partial to Tolkien myself, which lends itself to my own writing. I do tend to waffle on at some points, but during editing, I clear most of that up. Out of curiosity, how short did you go?
Pricing is a tricky creature, it seems to change shape with each market you encounter. On one site, you may be best to go with higher pricing, but on another, it will ensure you will never make a sale. Balance I think is the key here. Try out prices. Start low, then work your way up. Nobody wants to find a book they purchased drop price the day after they got it, so you may alienate your otherwise potential future market.
In regards to agents, I've mentioned them above. You just have to be careful with them, and you'll go fine, but if you're not sure, stick with approaching publishers yourself, which I have also touched on above. And again, above for my thoughts on the traditional route in regards to "opening up space".
S. J. Vellenga
Originally posted by Scaleru
Phew, after a long weekend of renovations, I'm back.
LoneCloudHopper2
Don't feel limited by word counts or that you need to be categorized. Neither of these things are true. Writing is just another form of art, and art itself cannot be defined. If you feel that your work portrays the ideals of a novel, why not call it a novel? If you feel it more portrays a giant spaghetti monster, call it that
In any case, you should be proud of your work. Imagine back as a child. Would you have thought that you would write a 60,000 word story? Hell, you'd probably have cringed at the thought of a 2,000 word essay!
When it comes to editing, I'm in the same boat as you. I type all my work, but I then print it out and edit on paper, choosing to retype the whole work again after I have noted changed etc. Of course, this allows for a second round of errors: typos and grammatical. These are then edited out on the screen.
In regards to Rowling, my opinion is a little biased here as I don't like her writing style. I think the mistake she made was going from a simplistic, childish style, aimed directly at a younger audience, to an audience that requires more depth, but carrying over the same writing method. This is all speculation, since I've not read the pseudonym novel.
But that does bring up a good point. What if some of the noted works of the last centuries had been forgotten? How many people have taken that first strike too personally and given up on a fantastic work?
S. J. Vellengaedit on 12/8/13 by Scaleru because: added
Originally posted by AceWombat04
reply to post by Scaleru
What have I got to lose by trying right?