Comments on: Now, About That Novella http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/04/14/now-about-that-novella/ I FORGET WHAT EIGHT WAS FOR Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:58:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: rachel http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/04/14/now-about-that-novella/#comment-141454 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:31:46 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7045#comment-141454 When you say dark fantasy, what exactly do you mean? Vampire/werewolf romance fiction? Urban paranormal mystery? Or real, honest to god fantasy with careful world-/magic-building and deep philosophical undertones?

Uh, yeah, I’m a bit picky.

]]> By: Jon http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/04/14/now-about-that-novella/#comment-141033 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:50:51 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7045#comment-141033 Would you consider putting an excerpt up at a later date?

]]> By: Kevin Riggle http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/04/14/now-about-that-novella/#comment-140986 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:02:35 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7045#comment-140986 Oooh, I like the sound of this. *anticipates*

]]> By: Fletcher http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/04/14/now-about-that-novella/#comment-140932 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:48:21 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7045#comment-140932 Chang @ #6: The Steel Remains is excellent and I wholeheartedly recommend it. Read it now!

And yeah, I’m going to have to buy this.

]]> By: cisko http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/04/14/now-about-that-novella/#comment-140898 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:05:22 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7045#comment-140898 Swords?
Dragons?
Elves?
Vampires?
Wizards?
Schools for wizards/sword-swingers/etc.?
Magically summoned beings of great power?
Dark rights of worship?
Unicorns?

Definitely interested. Looking forward to see what u did thar!

]]> By: Rob http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/04/14/now-about-that-novella/#comment-140862 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:43:01 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7045#comment-140862 JS – I really hate to pry, but is that because you cannot get into story itself? Or is it that you like the idea of the story but either the characters or structure you built for the story you discover is the problem?
Thanks

PS – it is the whole “mind of the author” when they write that I find interesting. Orson Scott Card wrote several articles/book about the subject from his point of view.

]]> By: John Scalzi http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/04/14/now-about-that-novella/#comment-140853 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:14:52 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7045#comment-140853 Rob:

I’ve written some stuff I didn’t like, but usually I stop writing it as soon as I know it’s not working.

]]> By: Rob http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/04/14/now-about-that-novella/#comment-140844 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:43:57 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7045#comment-140844 JS – really? you have you written something that you never want out? I would imagine that being the case when you started but the quality of what I have scene leads me to think you are really consistent now.

]]> By: Sam Brady http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/04/14/now-about-that-novella/#comment-140816 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:01:39 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7045#comment-140816 Exciting news! Just curious… how long is your novella, in terms of word count? How does “novella-length” compare to “novel-length”? I’m slogging through revisions on my own project and am always curious to hear different interpretations of how long a novel is “supposed” to be.

]]> By: Christopher http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/04/14/now-about-that-novella/#comment-140739 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:06:08 +0000 http://whatever.scalzi.com/?p=7045#comment-140739 “The Dark Lord farted and several nations surrender”

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