tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post4400103185653875770..comments2024-03-17T02:12:53.713-05:00Comments on POD People: Thoughts on The Idiocracy -- c.anne.gardnerveingloryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03709708573358649383noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-60666501132475829452016-06-21T02:16:11.518-05:002016-06-21T02:16:11.518-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01324104976758426952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-38805765579075425112010-06-15T09:35:40.309-05:002010-06-15T09:35:40.309-05:00Size in NY is all about the number of books that c...Size in NY is all about the number of books that can fit in a carton (48) and how many fit in one paperback rack (obviously less important by the day).<br /><br />Now, i can see the limitations in actually printing and distributing a book based on profit margin (if you have a lower price) but in the e-book era, it's hogwash. I sell lots of copies of my short story collections, way faster than I did in paper, and my novella sells about as well as my novels.<br /><br />Scott Nicholson<br />http://hauntedcomputer.blogspot.comAuthor Scott Nicholsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09778999586794284457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-53200736025997494502010-06-03T11:08:30.244-05:002010-06-03T11:08:30.244-05:00I think they need more PR so we can get readers ou...I think they need more PR so we can get readers out of the mindset that a thick book is a better book. <br /><br />It's just not true. <br /><br />Right now over on The Emerging Writer's Network they are profiling novellas all month, and the story was picked up by the LA Times: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2010/06/june-marks-novella-month-for-the-emerging-writers-network.htmlCheryl Anne Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564041914501542048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-37322291839138753832010-06-03T10:02:14.281-05:002010-06-03T10:02:14.281-05:00I agree with your post, Cheryl.
Novellas are stil...I agree with your post, Cheryl.<br /><br />Novellas are still getting some love in the genre markets as small presses have been willing to print them. For example, John Scalzi's agent, Ethan Ellenberg, sold <i>The God Engines</i> to Subterranean Press. But yes, in general, novellas are neglected.DEDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07266406676643270732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-61379034847776718012010-06-03T08:55:50.023-05:002010-06-03T08:55:50.023-05:00Novellas are definitely popular on the ebook front...Novellas are definitely popular on the ebook front. In our rush rush, busy busy world, it's great to have a SHORT something to that you can read through in a sitting or two. Which is why I chose that format for my build-a-following debut release, Forsaken By Shadow. Novellas are like...the appetizers of the book world, and I think they can be a particularly effective means of whetting interest in a series.Kait Nolanhttp://kaitnolan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-22878686889410836162010-06-03T06:56:20.872-05:002010-06-03T06:56:20.872-05:00I hear that Jim. Novellas still get published, but...I hear that Jim. Novellas still get published, but it's a rare few, and European publishers seem to favor them still more so than the American publishing industry.<br /><br />That's why I get so pissed. The industry has this moronic habit of focusing on word count. It's the content that matters not the damn word count. I thought BrokeBack Mountain would have proved that point. It was less word count than my 78 page novella Kissing Room and it sold for 9.99 and was made into an Award Winning Film. <br /><br />I'll have to add Ghost Rider to my list.Cheryl Anne Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564041914501542048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20796627.post-84744592425818165212010-06-03T05:58:09.438-05:002010-06-03T05:58:09.438-05:00No, I'm a huge fan of the novella. Do we reall...No, I'm a <i>huge</i> fan of the novella. Do we really have to start making lists of the great novellas in world history to make a case? Surely not. Not that I spend a lot of time in physical bookshops these days but my hand will <i>always</i> reach for a thin book in preference to a thick one. The last book I read was <i>The Ghost Rider</i> by Ismail Kadare and at 164 pages it was just the right length to suit its subject matter. I have always held that a writer should say what he has to say and get off the page.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.com