tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post6561445942411770863..comments2023-07-03T07:26:04.780-04:00Comments on The Rejecter: Revising Your Word CountThe Rejecterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-46080317097462769812010-06-29T11:16:10.406-04:002010-06-29T11:16:10.406-04:00What Annalee said. And look what happens when the ...What Annalee said. And look what happens when the agent DOES give a mere two words of feedback: The author contorts herself to make revisions and then gets rejected all over again. Huge waste of everyone's time.<br /><br />This isn't Teach for America. Agents are not charities. Why don't people get this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-61997025204054503932010-06-29T10:53:20.540-04:002010-06-29T10:53:20.540-04:00I write 50,000-60,000 word romance novels that hav...I write 50,000-60,000 word romance novels that have all been on amazon, allromanceebooks, and fictionwise bestseller lists. They've all earned out and continue to make money. <br /><br />I don't get this post. Ten years ago I would have, but not today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-70150755964543947192010-06-29T09:32:25.607-04:002010-06-29T09:32:25.607-04:00Erin,
Please don't cut your manuscript! I'...Erin,<br /><br />Please don't cut your manuscript! I'm an editor at Brava, and we certainly accept 97,000 words. I assume you are refering to the limits of the contest (80k-90k), those were imposed to save the poor editors who have to read all the entries. Just send me an email query; no need to enter the contest if your manuscript doesn't fit (your odds of a contract are actually better the normal way...about 5 times more likely than winning the contest.)<br /><br />Megan RecordsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-52907857158908447982010-06-28T17:46:44.078-04:002010-06-28T17:46:44.078-04:00I'm in the middle of cutting my 97k historical...I'm in the middle of cutting my 97k historical romance (written using Avon's 90 -100k guidelines) into a 80-90k novel for Kensington/Brava. <br />It's a pain, but I know I have to meet their qualifications. I'd hate to never even be looked at because I failed to follow directions.<br />Different genre's and publishing houses have their own length guidelines. I'm surprised by how short some of them are.Erin Kane Spockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05376851676240606472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-83422259819274126362010-06-28T07:20:06.530-04:002010-06-28T07:20:06.530-04:00Isn't 50k about right for pulp romance?Isn't 50k about right for pulp romance?M Clement Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14422621517381625768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-86687781832633948822010-06-27T19:14:24.914-04:002010-06-27T19:14:24.914-04:00hmm.. I thought everyone knew that 50k was too low...hmm.. I thought everyone knew that 50k was too low for a book. <br /><br />DonĀ“t most writers set a word count in their planning stage?<br /><br />Why develop/plan a novel in the first place if it is not going to be long enough to market?wordsareforwritinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236493803322451842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-24835596299072836272010-06-27T13:22:01.425-04:002010-06-27T13:22:01.425-04:00The "god forbid" attitude there really r...The "god forbid" attitude there really rankles me.<br /><br />Teaching writing is a valuable skill for which people are <i>paid</i>. So is editing. God forbid writers figure out that they are not entitled to tradecraft they're not willing to pay for.<br /><br />When I want feedback on my work, I either trade friends for it or pay a teacher to give it to me. I do not demand that random industry professionals donate their time to me as if they've some kind of responsibility to give away their breadwork for free just because I want it.<br /><br />And that's <i>aside</i> from the whole "why we can't have nice things" argument about other writers behaving badly when they get feedback, or taking it to mean more than it does.Annaleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13980944100590645927noreply@blogger.com