tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post114832834702354398..comments2023-10-08T07:21:56.107-04:00Comments on All Kinds of Writing: May Two-Four Long Weekend (and Short Novels)Mellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17461471128865537538noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-1148422496535640902006-05-23T18:14:00.000-04:002006-05-23T18:14:00.000-04:00Cavan, the only people that might get confused are...Cavan, the only people that might get confused are... well... we know who they are. I mean, so many shorter novels are classic greats that it's ridiculus to infer anything about the novel from its length.<BR/>Of course I'm sure that some shorter novels suck, but as the saying goes: Don't judge a book by it's length (or something like it :)Mellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461471128865537538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-1148403910789619372006-05-23T13:05:00.000-04:002006-05-23T13:05:00.000-04:00I remember the reaction of my girlfriend's family ...I remember the reaction of my girlfriend's family when they first saw a hardcopy of my book (at 170 pages).<BR/><BR/>"So it's a kid's book, then? Would it be OK for a nine year old?"<BR/>Me: "Err...well, no. Unless he's really into sex and violence."<BR/>"Why is it so short then? People might get confused."<BR/><BR/>Unfortunate that this mindset is still around, because there are a lot of great short works out there.Cavanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08510431598334392123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-1148395934755390702006-05-23T10:52:00.000-04:002006-05-23T10:52:00.000-04:00Ryan, are you really paying to be entertained for ...Ryan, are you really paying to be entertained for a period of time?<BR/>I do tend to agree that I would like book prices to have some relation to their length, but the short classics usually cost quite a lot.Mellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461471128865537538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-1148365158212030782006-05-23T02:19:00.000-04:002006-05-23T02:19:00.000-04:00I worked the whole weekend. And I spent 30 bucks ...I worked the whole weekend. And I spent 30 bucks on a very short book. It had big ideas but short books should be cheaper. I am paying, after all, to be entertained for a period of time.Ryan Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070773417603739940noreply@blogger.com