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making a book longer
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helenelizabethclarke
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 Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 9:46 am Post subject: making a book longer |
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i always tend to rush a book i'm writing and i'll be halfway through the plot and it will be far too short
any tips on dragging it out a bit?
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| Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:35 am Post subject: |
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I once asked this questions to visiting author Grath Nix, and he said that every book is as long as it's going to be.
Don't try to make it longer, because it won't be as good. If you want a longer book, develop your plot more. But don't add in things like plot twists just for length (unless of course you're doing NaNoWriMo). They won't work. |
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