tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post1336907936332271660..comments2024-02-24T08:17:41.032-08:00Comments on One Bite at a Time: How Much is Enough?Dana Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-46262358580390302752023-01-06T08:49:52.708-08:002023-01-06T08:49:52.708-08:00Good point, Ef, and something I should have mentio...Good point, Ef, and something I should have mentioned. I can attribute at least some of my shorter novels to how writing flash fiction forced me to write tighter. I always strove for an economy of words, but I look back at some of my earlier books now and cringe at what could have been said in fewer words. I credit Patti Abbott’s flash fiction challenges and Noirs at Bars for this positive development.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4045057682441280238.post-18671824184862458222023-01-06T08:45:19.283-08:002023-01-06T08:45:19.283-08:00My first novel, almost 45 years ago, was over 120K...My first novel, almost 45 years ago, was over 120K. My next was 100K, and the sequels about 80K each. Then I began writing flash fiction, drabbles and such, and the novel that's coming out now is about 70K, as are the sequels. For me, the difference is high fantasy versus the historical steampunk. Less waxing poetical about magic and declaiming things like, "Behold, the Red Mountain. Behold, the Tower of Reghath Minatra."Ef Dealhttp://efdeal.netnoreply@blogger.com