How do you know that the idea you have is a short story one or novel one?

Ed McDonald Complexity. Short stories make a single point simply - they haven't the words to do more; novels tend to make a single point in a more complex way, or deal with multiple points.

But I'm no expert in this!

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Any idea how long the Blackwing series will be?

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Blackwing is the most! most amazing book I've read this year (and I read some really fascinating ones!) Have you finished writing the next one in the series? What are your publishing plans?

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What are you currently working on?

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How do you know that the idea you have is a short story one or novel one?

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Any idea how long the Blackwing series will be?

Blackwing is the most! most amazing book I've read this year (and I read some really fascinating ones!) Have you finished writing the next one in the series? What are your publishing plans?

What are you currently working on?

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