How long is your book? It is a question that starts a tinge on insecurity down a new author's spine. How much is enough? How much is too much?
Relax there is no law of novel writing you have to obey. Everyone has a different opinion. The Scarlet Letter is only eleven thousand words, the old man in the sea is only 25,000. Did that stop these works from becoming Timeless Classics? No. In truth the length of your work should be decided by its momentum.
Stop when the action does. When the plot has run its course. You will only bore the reader if you force extra scenes. If you must add length add a character, or introduce a new problem earleir in the story.
Relax there is no law of novel writing you have to obey. Everyone has a different opinion. The Scarlet Letter is only eleven thousand words, the old man in the sea is only 25,000. Did that stop these works from becoming Timeless Classics? No. In truth the length of your work should be decided by its momentum.
Stop when the action does. When the plot has run its course. You will only bore the reader if you force extra scenes. If you must add length add a character, or introduce a new problem earleir in the story.
Get To Writing!
Steven Lost