On Tue, 20 Nov 2001, Dick Lochte wrote:
> Someone recently made the comment that publishers
want longer books.
> This may have been true in the past, but not now.
The current wisdom is
> that the crime novel masquerading as potential
bestseller should be less
> than 100,000 words. The crime novel not masquerading
as p.b. should be
> about 70,000 words.
I've noted that the blockbuster movies (if they can be called
that) have begun to get smaller, thinner and shortes.
"Terminator 2" lasts about two and a half hours, but
"Charlie's Angels" lasts only one and a half hours. I agree
with what you say, but I think there could be a trend.
(Well, Harry Potter with all its two hours and fifteen
minutes might prove me wrong.)
Juri
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