Book length - Is this a worrying new trend

[tangaloomababe]

I have always loved big books, simply because you get involved with the characters and if its only a short book then its all over in no time.
However having said that there have been some brilliant short stories, which had they been any longer would most likely have lost their impact.
I don't think there is a right or wrong to this one.

[Teresa Edgerton]

Moved to Aspiring Writers

[Damiynn]

I noticed this thread and it caught my eye because of a few things. One was when I was shipping around "A King's Quest" to get it published I noticed several publishers and agents had word count limits, most wanted at least 80, to 100,000 words. I didn't notice many that said they wouldnt accept any that ran over that, but that they required it. Like Teresa also said, books change, mine started out as only one and by the time I got halfway through it, I realized that it was going to be way to big for only one book. The first one ended at 140,000 words or so after editing and that was cutting a lot. Janny Wurts told me once, Write from the heart and thats all that matters, the book will grow of its own accord, She was right.