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A very short question. I'm writing a trilogy. Book 1 was 88,000 words, but book 2 is probably only going to be 75,000 words. That's over 10,000 words less. Should I find a way to make it longe...
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System
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2019-12-08T06:12:14Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Daniel Cann
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2019-12-08T06:12:14Z (almost 5 years ago)
A very short question. I'm writing a trilogy. Book 1 was 88,000 words, but book 2 is probably only going to be 75,000 words. That's over 10,000 words less. > Should I find a way to make it longer? > > Is there anything to gain by making each book in a series a similar length? > > Is 70-75,000 words okay for length? Too short compared to the first?
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System
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2017-03-05T20:10:03Z (over 7 years ago)
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