YA writers and bloggers unite each week to share their thoughts on what it's like going indie in today's publishing world.I have seen a few discussions about book length recently, so it's quite timely that we are discussing it YA Indie Carnival today.
As a reader I prefer shorter books. It's probably due to the fact that I am very busy and I like to be able to get through a book quickly. I've actually really been enjoy novellas lately.
I think book length relates to genre a little. Fantasy books tend to be longer, where as a contemporary romance would be shorter.
Because I write YA, I tend to aim for about 60,000 words. I'm usually a little either side of this, but never less that 55,000 words. The fantasy trilogy I'm working on now is closer to 70,000 words per book.
One of my goals as a writer is to make my books so compelling that readers find them hard to put down. I have had quite a few reviewers commenting that they've read my books in one sitting. If my books were much longer, I don't think this would be possible.
I'm really happy with the length I aim for at the moment.
How about you?
As a reader, what length do you prefer to read?
As a writer, what length do your books tend to be?
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