simulacrum
from Las Vegas is reading shitMarch 19, 2013 - 1:22pm
one at a time, always.
Gary Horsman
from Montreal, Canada is reading 11/22/63March 20, 2013 - 6:42am
Two novels whose first drafts are completed and are now in the editing stage.
One 'novella' (not sure that's quite the right term: too long to be a short story, too short to be a short novel). First draft completed, in the editing stage. Sort of a prequel to one of the novels just mentioned.
And one other novel, about one third written. On hold because of some plot points that need to be ironed out. (Hate it when I write myself into a corner like that. Grrr.)
I never intended to pile them up like that, but sometimes ideas are like an itch. I just had to scratch them.
Tim Johnson
from Rockville, MD is reading Notes From a Necrophobe by T.C. ArmstrongMarch 20, 2013 - 11:42am
@Dwayne, nope, but I've only really sent it to two places. I plan to send it out again soon.
Tim Johnson
from Rockville, MD is reading Notes From a Necrophobe by T.C. ArmstrongMarch 20, 2013 - 11:59am
Gary, regarding what constitutes a novella, this is the guideline I was given in my undergrad: up to 50 pages (12,500 words) is a short story, 51 to 100 pages (25,000 words) is a novelette, 101 to 150 pages (37,500 words) is a novella, and anything over that is a novel. By no means are these strict rules, though. Just in poking around the Internet, I think it's safe to call anything between 15k to 40k words a novella. It seems novelette isn't a widely used term at all, and some use the content instead of the length to determine whether something is a novella.
Bob Pastorella
from Groves, Texas is reading murder books trying to stay hip, I'm thinking of you, and you're out there so Say your prayers, Say your prayers, Say your prayers July 9, 2014 - 5:16pm
Glad I found this oldie but goodie thread.
I'm beginning to think that I cannot fucntion properly as a writer unless I have more than one project going on. I've always been very jumpy when it comes to projects. I get excited, pound out an outline and hit the keys running, only to gradually loose steam and then mind starts playing tricks on me. Plus, my characters talk to me, and sometimes I listen. Working on one project at a time drains me, yet I feel alive and kicking when I have a couple of things going. Can't explain it, so I guess I'm just going to have to go with the flow.
Then there's the notion of having too many things going on at once. Probably not a good idea because in theory, nothing will get finished. I can't help how my brain works, how it decides what's exciting now and what's boring me to death, and as much as I try to stop thinking that way, it only depresses me and makes me not want to work on anything at all. Nothing will ever get accomplished that way.
I'm probably crazy.
L.W. Flouisa
from Tennessee is reading More MurakamiJuly 9, 2014 - 6:59pm
Oh and revising a novellette sucks the gasoline out of you so much, you'll have a hard time doing anything else besides poetry and verse.
one at a time, always.
Two novels whose first drafts are completed and are now in the editing stage.
One 'novella' (not sure that's quite the right term: too long to be a short story, too short to be a short novel). First draft completed, in the editing stage. Sort of a prequel to one of the novels just mentioned.
And one other novel, about one third written. On hold because of some plot points that need to be ironed out. (Hate it when I write myself into a corner like that. Grrr.)
I never intended to pile them up like that, but sometimes ideas are like an itch. I just had to scratch them.
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@Dwayne, nope, but I've only really sent it to two places. I plan to send it out again soon.
Gary, regarding what constitutes a novella, this is the guideline I was given in my undergrad: up to 50 pages (12,500 words) is a short story, 51 to 100 pages (25,000 words) is a novelette, 101 to 150 pages (37,500 words) is a novella, and anything over that is a novel. By no means are these strict rules, though. Just in poking around the Internet, I think it's safe to call anything between 15k to 40k words a novella. It seems novelette isn't a widely used term at all, and some use the content instead of the length to determine whether something is a novella.
Glad I found this oldie but goodie thread.
I'm beginning to think that I cannot fucntion properly as a writer unless I have more than one project going on. I've always been very jumpy when it comes to projects. I get excited, pound out an outline and hit the keys running, only to gradually loose steam and then mind starts playing tricks on me. Plus, my characters talk to me, and sometimes I listen. Working on one project at a time drains me, yet I feel alive and kicking when I have a couple of things going. Can't explain it, so I guess I'm just going to have to go with the flow.
Then there's the notion of having too many things going on at once. Probably not a good idea because in theory, nothing will get finished. I can't help how my brain works, how it decides what's exciting now and what's boring me to death, and as much as I try to stop thinking that way, it only depresses me and makes me not want to work on anything at all. Nothing will ever get accomplished that way.
I'm probably crazy.
Oh and revising a novellette sucks the gasoline out of you so much, you'll have a hard time doing anything else besides poetry and verse.
I'm so used to short fiction.