A Few Of Things

[mmerriam]

1. I just discovered that I qualify for an affiliate membership with the Horror Writers Association. Do I join HWA? I'm taking advice and opinions.

2. The Reverend is sleeping on my legs. I'm lying on my stomach and she's curled up in the crook of my knees. She is very warm.

3. I finished the requested rewrite and sent the story back to the editor.

4. In a rejection I received today, the editor pointed out that the piece read more like the beginning of a novel than a short story. I am concerned that it may morph into "Untitled Novel #6."

5. It's snowing. Seriously.

Comments

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

There;s this kind of "dead zone" where it is hard to sell a piece, ranging from 10,000 to 70,000 words. Novelettes run 7500 to 17,500 (I've managed to sell three of these) Novellas are technically from 17,500 to 40,000 and anything above 40,000 a novel. That said, in the SF/F/H, it's next to impossible to sell anything under 90,000 as a novel these days. In YA you can get away with as little as 70,000.

Middle school books are the best markets for long novellas and short novels.