A wall of text indeed: at 30,000 words (including quotes), it's about the same length of a 100-page novella. You and the other commenters were not exaggerating.

A wall of text indeed: at 30,000 words (including quotes), it's about the same length of a 100-page novella. You and the other commenters were not exaggerating. Interestingly enough, 30,000 words is also a common 'crisis point' among aspiring writers[1]. Maybe that's what forced the article short. [1] http://emmadarwin.typepad.com/thisitchofwriting/2011/07/the-30k-doldrums.html http://emmadarwin.typepad.com/thisitchofwriting/2011/07/the-...