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Great read. As a European, one always wonders why American fiction is so looong, and this provides a plausible explanation (it's the supermarkets!) > As writer
by bambax 6y ago
Great read. As a European, one always wonders why American fiction is so looong, and this provides a plausible explanation (it's the supermarkets!)
> As writers, we can choose to devote times to projects that seem more likely to be published or bring in income.
I think the new thing with "amateurs" self-publishing ebooks is that 1/ they don't expect to derive any significant income from it, and 2/ they are free to set their own prices. This frees them from economic constraints (and associated length requirements).
- DyslexicAtheist 6y agoagreed, but it's not just in fiction IMO. problem extends to many other genres, and even media outside of print such as videos. one could also make a similar point for podcasts which don't have to play by any of the rules in this article but still are mostly drivel with a low content/noise ratio.
- cafard 6y agoLooong as compared to Buddenbrooks? Knausgard's work?