Another Question

Thanks to everyone who bought City of Bones, I really appreciate it.


malimar asked: Purely out of curiosity (rather than out of actually hoping to sell anything):

I have the vague sense that it's possible to sell short stories, and it's possible to sell novels, but it's almost impossible to sell novellas/novelettes. (Too long for magazines or anthologies; too short for standalone books; books consisting of two or three novellas/novelettes are rare.)

Would you say this sense is at all accurate? And, speculatively, would you predict that the rise of ebooks might alter the future of novellas/novelettes in any way?

There are a few small press anthologies that feature novellas, but yes, the outlets for them are few and far between compared to short stories. I think a lot of writers are already putting out novellas/novelettes as self-published ebooks, and I think that's just going to continue, which is great. But like all ebooks, it works better for established writers who already have readers searching for their work on Amazon and B&N etc, and not so well for new writers without an audience.

Still taking writing questions on this post.

Links:

Book View Cafe: There's a Bimbo on the Cover of My Book: Verse One by Maya Kaathryn Bohnhoff
When I sold my first novel shortly after this to the same publisher, I was terrified of what the cover might look like. Would I inherit another writer's bimbos?

The Alchemists of Kush by Minister Faust is now available on Kindle.
If The Alchemists of Kush hits the Kindle Top 100 today, I'll donate $500 to ship university textbooks to South Sudan's Dr. John Garang Memorial University.

The first chapter of The Whitefire Crossing by Courtney Schafer. I've read this book already and really enjoyed it. This is the blurb I gave it: "The Whitefire Crossing is a tense adventure fantasy, with magic, intrigue, and engaging characters in a desperate race to cross a deadly mountain range. The realistic detail of the mountain trek and the ever-present danger from the mages make this an exciting original read." The main page with the description and links is here.

Cracked.com: Five Reasons Life Actually Does get Better

Guys Lit Wire: The Final Tally on the Ballou High School Book Fair