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Kanu,From concept to final edits on the manuscript, about five months. Near the end, I had to deal with two hurricanes here in New Orleans and other delays in my personal life. Without the delays, three months would be a fair guess. In the publishing world, this novel is a bit longer than what other authors are pumping out nowadays. The novel is 120K words, which is considerably short then my last novel which was 80K. What we are seeing on the market now are much shorter novels, typically 60-80K words in all genres. Even "shorts" 10-20K word novels are beginning to flood online retailers, especially in the downloadable realm. I wanted to deliver a page turning "old-fashioned" novel to consumers. A novel that delivers value and doesn't leave the reader feeling cheated. I don't want to throw an eye-catching book cover on a lackluster product just some quick downloads. I want a customer to come back to Spirit Of 1811 Publishing for more thought-provoking material, that's entertaining and worth their investment of both time and money.That was a little bit more than what you asked, but your insightful question segue wayed nicely into that breakdown because writing a novel is extremely difficult. Time is a luxury and time is expensive. Writing a book is painfully hard work. Writing a GOOD novel is extremely painful hard and frustrating.....Lots of long nights. Lots of empty bottle's of wine and whiskey. Lots of walks around the block in the middle of the night to jump start your creativity.....and of course....lots of Chopped and Screwed Music.Thanks for the question. God Bless and B1.[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.spiritof1811publishing.com/[/URL]
Kanu,
From concept to final edits on the manuscript, about five months. Near the end, I had to deal with two hurricanes here in New Orleans and other delays in my personal life. Without the delays, three months would be a fair guess. In the publishing world, this novel is a bit longer than what other authors are pumping out nowadays. The novel is 120K words, which is considerably short then my last novel which was 80K. What we are seeing on the market now are much shorter novels, typically 60-80K words in all genres. Even "shorts" 10-20K word novels are beginning to flood online retailers, especially in the downloadable realm. I wanted to deliver a page turning "old-fashioned" novel to consumers. A novel that delivers value and doesn't leave the reader feeling cheated. I don't want to throw an eye-catching book cover on a lackluster product just some quick downloads. I want a customer to come back to Spirit Of 1811 Publishing for more thought-provoking material, that's entertaining and worth their investment of both time and money.
That was a little bit more than what you asked, but your insightful question segue wayed nicely into that breakdown because writing a novel is extremely difficult. Time is a luxury and time is expensive. Writing a book is painfully hard work. Writing a GOOD novel is extremely painful hard and frustrating.....Lots of long nights. Lots of empty bottle's of wine and whiskey. Lots of walks around the block in the middle of the night to jump start your creativity.....and of course....lots of Chopped and Screwed Music.
Thanks for the question. God Bless and B1.
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