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December 14, 2015

Monday News: Books are getting longer (?), are the best British writers women?, daily habits of writers, and book cover contest

JanetPublishing Newsbook length / book-covers / classic literature / contests / great novels / women authors / writing routines5 Comments

Survey confirms the average book is 25% longer than 15 years ago – Although there is no consensus on the reasons, it does seem that on average books are longer. Now, if this is just a page count, then font size and margins needs to be considered, and bigger isn’t necessarily ... more >

February 11, 2014

Does Length Matter?

JanineLetters of Opinionbook length / genre criticism / Reader Habits / value75 Comments

I was being equal parts careless and provocative, when, the other day on Twitter, I tweeted the following: 1088 pages is just too long a book no matter how skilled a writer you are. Agree or disagree? Quite honestly, I was bored and looking for something to liven up my ... more >

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