tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post8641543976180343577..comments2021-11-03T09:49:05.993-07:00Comments on Sione Aeschliman, LLC: Your novel's word countSionehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10062511291942334329noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-436249038603457952016-08-06T09:03:06.220-07:002016-08-06T09:03:06.220-07:00Stephen, I think it's wonderful that you gave ...Stephen, I think it's wonderful that you gave cutting your word count down a shot to see if it worked. Since you're not happy with the results, one thing you might consider is debuting with a different novel that doesn't suffer from the 100K max and then selling this novel at the length it needs to be after that. Best of luck to you!S.H. Aeschlimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16952687247218485047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2855160405836770763.post-43969820242020435472016-08-04T17:06:24.445-07:002016-08-04T17:06:24.445-07:00Oh hey, a page that was almost assuredly targeted ...Oh hey, a page that was almost assuredly targeted at me. Sorry about redirecting some of my frustration toward you during that contest some months back.<br /><br />I have attacked my story and gotten it down to 100k on the nose, but I feel like I've done some real harm to my characters and my world-building in the process. I don't look back on those edits and feel good and think, "Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14609061005721289252noreply@blogger.com