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Everyone's a Size Queen

Everyone's a Size Queen

Why I think novellas aren't as marketable as they should be and what you can (and should) do to change that, plus an interview with Kristin Osani about her upcoming novella.

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Jul 11, 2024
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Let’s talk novellas.

They sit between 17.5 thousand and 40 thousand words. For the non-writers in chat, that’s approximately 70 to 160 pages. Animal Farm and I Am Leg…

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