From: A_Tina_Hall@kruemel.org
On 21.12.18, Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor) wrote:
> On 12/19/18 7:07 AM, A. Tina Hall wrote:
>> On 19.12.18, Brian P. wrote:
>>> I'm still not quite clear on what the meaning of "stuck" is for
>>> you...in other words, what would have to happen before you can call
>>> it done and be happy with it?
>>
>> The book being finished, at least.
>>
>> Mind, I'd not mind adding to the story, but once I got 3 books with
>> around 200k words each (can't have the third be less, would feel
>> wrong) and an end I see as end, I call it, well, "that's the end of
>> the trilogy".
> I think that a book's length is its length. I believe that in two of
> my trilogies the third book was shorter than either of its
> predecessors. Try not to get chained to the word count.
Sounds reasonable to suggest that. It's just that I'd feel bugged if it
were a bigger difference than, say, 30% less.
Most of my writing is by not thinking about it and feeling this or that
fits or is off, it works out best that way. I write what happens, notice
something needs to be tended (like something not coming out of the blue,
or characters know and warn about something they should know and warn
about, before it happens), tend that, then go on writing.
Can't do that here, so I'm looking for alternatives. :)
> That said, if both of the predecessors were 200k (!), readers would
> probably expect at least a full-size novel (100k) to finish it off.
So far, I'm the biggest fan and reader, and I'd expect more, too. :)
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