From: mdhangton@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, September 10, 2014 8:17:00 AM UTC-4, A. Tina Hall wrote:   
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   > I get the impression that this never made it out into the wide world:   
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   > > I got involved in a novel.  I have passed the 120k word mark.  I have   
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   > > complete or semi-complete novel mss. around, but none of them have   
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   > > ever passed 80 to 100k length before.  A rough plot outline exists in   
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   > > my head, but it is impossible to guess the final word count.  The   
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   > > voice isn't complex, so it is fairly easy for me to write, to   
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   > > generate at least several thousand words per day, but the end is not   
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   > > in sight.  We can assume the end will pass 200k.  There are a lot of   
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   > > reasons that it will never be published.   
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   > Why, and what is it about?   
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   It's the one that I mentioned in Grammar & Punctuation thread, where the Earth   
   has faded into a pre-steam power level of civilization.  It's really not   
   exotic enough world-building to be marketable.   
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   > > I don't know why I'm doing it.  I suppose I get possessed by an idea.   
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   > As long as you enjoy it. Maybe you will have fun reading it after, too.   
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