tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post3569456115723325524..comments2023-09-30T13:56:55.331+01:00Comments on Annalisa Crawford - Wake up, eat, write, sleep: Once again, I'm ahead of the gameAnnalisa Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-77799276111720008712014-02-04T09:32:37.994+00:002014-02-04T09:32:37.994+00:00Too trendy?... That makes me very happy. There'...Too trendy?... That makes me very happy. There's a cross over between long shorts and novellas.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-89688815088125519012014-02-04T09:31:27.575+00:002014-02-04T09:31:27.575+00:00I would have thought 50k for a YA would have been ...I would have thought 50k for a YA would have been pretty standard, not considered short at all - it varies so much between genres though, doesn't it?Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-60590560890797261232014-02-03T18:15:41.319+00:002014-02-03T18:15:41.319+00:00I wrote a very long short story once. It might be ...I wrote a very long short story once. It might be a novella? I forget the word count.<br /><br />You're too trendy! Theresa Milsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477761307315565259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-89335881641333754822014-02-03T13:48:44.859+00:002014-02-03T13:48:44.859+00:00I don't think I've written a novella, but ...I don't think I've written a novella, but I have written a really short YA Contemporary (like 50k). I have heard that they're back and some authors like Susan K Quinn have seen loads of success with them. Good on you for being ahead of the game!Creepy Query Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-19625210704283108882014-02-02T15:50:19.012+00:002014-02-02T15:50:19.012+00:00Good luck with your novellas. And I wish you many ...Good luck with your novellas. And I wish you many years of being at the start of the trend :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-64063663631696356852014-02-02T15:48:50.327+00:002014-02-02T15:48:50.327+00:00I've never managed to write 65k - I topped out...I've never managed to write 65k - I topped out at 58k once, and I've just slashed that down to 28k :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-66710296256587536992014-02-02T15:47:22.268+00:002014-02-02T15:47:22.268+00:00Oh I loved bright colours too - still do, but I am...Oh I loved bright colours too - still do, but I am slightly more muted these days. You definitely don't sound eccentric to me, indeed you sound perfectly normal :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-43961729329312488592014-02-02T13:21:21.668+00:002014-02-02T13:21:21.668+00:00That is so funny. You're always ahead of the g...That is so funny. You're always ahead of the game! I've found I'm always writing what's starting to trend without even knowing it. It's weird. <br />Anyway, I'm working on a prequel novella right now too. And I have an idea for another one. But it makes sense that short is in. And serials are in too apparently. That's the beauty of SP--we can jump right into whatever is selling.PK HREZOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11650153097981426833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-4754136423617453912014-02-02T01:29:18.684+00:002014-02-02T01:29:18.684+00:00Two novellas and eleven short stories for me ;) I ...Two novellas and eleven short stories for me ;) I love writing them and find it's a good way to try writing in a new genre. But my favorite to read and write are shorter novels, about 65K-75K range.Marta Szemikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16100791404636754754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-48853216368752914692014-02-01T18:37:14.431+00:002014-02-01T18:37:14.431+00:00I'm a big fan of short novels - both to read a...I'm a big fan of short novels - both to read and to write! All my novels are short, and I make this clear in my book blurb, but I still get comments from reviewers that the books are too short, which is quite frustrating. Most of the writers I know love huge books, of at least 100,000 words. Like you, Annalisa, I love the apparent freedom of self pubbing any word length and hate it when folk are too prescriptive about words lengths. <br /><br />btw, I empathise ref the fashion trends - when I was a teen I was considered eccentric for seeking out coloured tights and stockings and brightly coloured everything - in those days there were few places to buy emerald green woolly tights! Now it's so easy - especially with ebay! So I was ahead of my time......(and not at all eccentric!)jane ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009255158129557930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-22637697069242348412014-02-01T12:18:41.275+00:002014-02-01T12:18:41.275+00:00There are some fantastic novellas out there. I hop...There are some fantastic novellas out there. I hope you find some you enjoy :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-16548273104054908942014-02-01T12:15:37.906+00:002014-02-01T12:15:37.906+00:00I love this 'anything goes' era of word co...I love this 'anything goes' era of word counts. Good luck with the querying.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-83597390454537338092014-02-01T12:08:08.964+00:002014-02-01T12:08:08.964+00:00Yay for being cool too, Mary :-)Yay for being cool too, Mary :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-68505876294280819102014-02-01T12:05:07.024+00:002014-02-01T12:05:07.024+00:00You can be cool by association, Elizabeth :-) Fluf...You can be cool by association, Elizabeth :-) Fluffed out, padded out stories are so obvious - much better to just write a great story to its natural length!Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-45016833154723619172014-02-01T11:56:32.594+00:002014-02-01T11:56:32.594+00:00Wow, red cords!! What a great idea :-) Although I ...Wow, red cords!! What a great idea :-) Although I don't think they're quite as cool as we'd want them to be.Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-40602125382427594062014-02-01T11:46:31.808+00:002014-02-01T11:46:31.808+00:00On my blog, 'dude' is definitely cool! You...On my blog, 'dude' is definitely cool! You've written some of the best, Christine :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-26276544065241088792014-02-01T11:38:57.459+00:002014-02-01T11:38:57.459+00:00Awesome! I look forward to reading that, Julie. De...Awesome! I look forward to reading that, Julie. Definitely cool :-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-33723827935528217832014-02-01T11:30:18.955+00:002014-02-01T11:30:18.955+00:00Thank you! I'm hoping the more people who call...Thank you! I'm hoping the more people who call me cool, the more my kids will believe it ;-)Annalisa Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943610814274794998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-68860452018779775022014-01-31T08:14:30.182+00:002014-01-31T08:14:30.182+00:00Oh, yeah, War and Peace on an e-reader is a hideou...Oh, yeah, <i>War and Peace</i> on an e-reader is a hideous thought! I've never attempted to write a novella, and I must confess that I am often put off by shorter fiction, but it's a prejudice I've been learning to get over since I found a few short story writers that I really enjoy. The novella will be next on my list of genres to try reading, I think.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18370649604625989367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-63681445902720166132014-01-30T08:42:25.428+00:002014-01-30T08:42:25.428+00:00I also don't write with a fixed word count in ...I also don't write with a fixed word count in mind. Never managed a novella, though. But the book I'm about to start querying is only 41k long, so I came close. Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-12143187831594561842014-01-29T23:26:16.462+00:002014-01-29T23:26:16.462+00:00Novellas are cool. I've written a few. I don&#...Novellas are cool. I've written a few. I don't believe in making a story longer than it needs to be.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-75442115684679080762014-01-29T20:25:38.845+00:002014-01-29T20:25:38.845+00:00No, I am not cool. But I totally agree that a stor...No, I am not cool. But I totally agree that a story should only be as long as it needs to be. I hate it when stories are filled with fluff.Elizabeth Seckmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045076826326574984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-5174940933418367292014-01-29T15:21:03.276+00:002014-01-29T15:21:03.276+00:00Hi Annalisa .. well done - always a good sign to b...Hi Annalisa .. well done - always a good sign to be different. But I agree a longer book on a Kindle will be difficult to read - and those shorter ones so much easier to get into and read through .. <br /><br />Definitely cool .. but as you mention above .. cool in cords! But this weather they could be good news?! Red cords to cheer us all up ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-56629067475979067032014-01-29T15:18:21.473+00:002014-01-29T15:18:21.473+00:00Woot woot! Novella away!Woot woot! Novella away!Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8669601964389987165.post-52149239111533461662014-01-29T14:48:01.286+00:002014-01-29T14:48:01.286+00:00You are cool, dude! Is it still cool to say dude? ...You are cool, dude! Is it still cool to say dude? I as never fashionable or trendy. Just weird. I'm not put off by novellas at all. You can really pack a punch in them. And yes, I have written a few. Heh.Christine Rainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08263694662585963900noreply@blogger.com