Cyberpunk discussion

"The joy of the sci-fi novella, by contrast, is in its one-off-ness, its collapsed space, its enforced incapaciousness. Authors can’t indulge family trees or maps; they must purify their storytelling. One or two main characters. A single three-act quest. Stark, sensible rules. (And no Starks.)"

https://www.wired.com/story/sci-fi-no...

Cyberpunk seems like a natural fit with the novella format. Short, sharp vignettes of scenes without a lot of backstory that loads down the narrative.

Hmm, very interesting article. I have written officially published e-stories for the Shadowrun universe that qualify as novella (as per that word count). I am not under the impression they sell anywhere as well as full on novels. I'm not sure really that many people are into it, though clearly the rise of e-readers make consuming a bunch of these in substitute to a novel a possibility.

Anyone else have any thoughts on this?

I've recently switched from writing short stories to writing novellas instead, because the price point for self published short stories just isn't worth it.

I'm editing a novella of 30K now and i'll be monitoring the sales closely to see how the effort, sales and profit look compared to my shorts and my upcoming novel.

I’d be very interested in your findings, please do circle back here and share what you can. Thanks!