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> extreme padding First drafts tend to be verbose. Poor editing contributes to that kind of prose slipping through into publication. As to huge page counts,
by JJMcJ 4y ago
> extreme padding
First drafts tend to be verbose. Poor editing contributes to that kind of prose slipping through into publication.
As to huge page counts, mysteries are similar to science fiction as genres but I don't see a push to expand to huge sizes.
All genres are places where earning a living is possible. Someone said if you have a popular mystery series, every public library will buy at least one hardback copy of each of your books.
If you are big time popular, they might order 20 copies, like the last few Sue Grafton books.
Similar for ebook and audio books.
- drakonka 4y agoI think page padding is more a thing in self publishing. I'm part of a few fiction writer communities and longer (in general) makes more money. You are advised to start with short stories and graduate to novels as soon as possible. This is especially true for authors enrolling their books in Kindle Unlimited. They are paid per page read. The more pages they can have the reader go through without boring them enough to just quit, the more they get paid.