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How Long is A Novel?

Posted by Gayle Beveridge on Thursday, October 27, 2011, In : Novels

How long is a novel and at what length does it become a marketable proposition? There are varying opinions about this with some suggesting word counts are decreasing in line with society’s move to a lifestyle focused on instant gratification.

NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) targets 50,000 words but in his book, No Plot No Problem, founder Chris Baty notes this is a short novel.

The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award is open to books of 50,000 to 150,000...

'Expected' - An Interview with the Author, Sarah England.

Posted by Gayle Beveridge on Monday, October 17, 2011, In : Author Interviews

Today it’s my honour to speak to Sarah England, author of Expected which has been released as a Kindle ebook. Expected which Sarah describes as bad girl’s anti-chicklit is a tale about a working class girl, Samantha Sweet, trapped with the wrong man, Simon. A voluptuous redhead, Samantha has little self-belief and seems to be stirring up a whole lot of trouble. Then she meets Joel, every girl's fantasy; he is a cowboy from the Southern States. Will Samantha make her mother happy and mar...

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

I live in the outer suburbs of Melbourne with my husband Roger. I have two step children and three wonderful grandchildren. I love my family, dogs, sunsets, chocolate, and bird watching.

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