Quote of the Day | 0502
Many earlier novels are still deceptively short by modern standards. A typical SF novel of the 1960s was 70,000 words long. By the 1980s, 80,000 words was the norm; by the 1990s it had bloated to 100-120,000 words. Why?
Charles Stross, ‘CMAP #5: Why books are the length they are’
Stross, on the common misconceptions about publishing.
[x]#7418 fan zondag 2 mei 2010 @ 19:21:57
