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- ↑ The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America suggest 6 chars to a word
- ↑ Smiley, Jane. 2005. Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel. NY: Alfred A. Knopf, p. 14.
- ↑ Smiley, 2005, p. 15.
- ↑ Edge, Tom, "Does Size Matter?" The Guardian (UK), Booksblog, Nov. 2, 2006. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2006/nov/02/doessizematter
- ↑ Quindlen, Anna (September 23, 2002), "Writers on Writing: The Eye of the Reporter, the Heart of the Novelist", New York Times ,
A novelist doesn't write to space, of course; 80,000 words, 100,000, it is up to the writer to say when the story is done.
. - ↑ Lamb, Nancy, Crafting Stories for Children. Cincinnati: Writer's Digest Books, p. 24
- ↑ Thurston, Carol (August 3, 1997), "Agents give writers the book on what's hot and what's not", Austin American-Statesman ,
no one wants more than 60-80,000 words in a mystery, 110,000 for a thriller
. - ↑ SFWA Awards FAQ, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America as follows:
- ↑ Dunleavy, Patrick (2003), Authoring a PhD, Palgrave Macmillan, p. 46, ISBN 978-1-4039-1191-9 .