tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post8207675111315361553..comments2024-03-28T15:10:11.645-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: Word Count - Page Count – What's a Novella?Western Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-11087830203253398152013-10-12T19:22:19.844-05:002013-10-12T19:22:19.844-05:00Sorry I don't see it like you, but can see wer...Sorry I don't see it like you, but can see were not every readers like me and just clicks the back button! See it everyday at my paying job, you can't please everyone, but I just looked up four WF authors on amazon.com, two authors I read and two I don't. I looked at two books a piece from them, three of them don't have any 1 star reviews complaining about the price. I found just one that does, but the same author has two complains about the quality of his writing in a 13 page story, and the last one. The reviewers disappointed that the author wrote a short story verse a full length book. So how is that bad? <br />Speeddemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05903612161410685973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-83925128019452333882013-10-12T10:40:42.329-05:002013-10-12T10:40:42.329-05:00If a reader thinks 99 cents is too much to pay for...If a reader thinks 99 cents is too much to pay for a short story, where the author only gets 35 cents, then they don't have to buy it. It's my opinion that it's an unfair review to give one star for a good short story because of the cost or the length. The reader knows both before buying. This is not something has has happened to me, but I've seen it happen over and over to other writers. <br /><br />There are a lot of great reviewers, and authors owe them a lot for giving up their time writing reviews. They are greatly appreciated.Livia J Washburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-28754674672854432052013-10-12T00:03:09.094-05:002013-10-12T00:03:09.094-05:00Let's look at this from a reader's perspec...Let's look at this from a reader's perspective. For me price/value, length and quality, go hand in hand. You can't have two of these things or just one and think that me a reader will bother with it. For me it's the expense of $0.99 per short story, when you can find full length Westerns, or in my case multiple genre's with full length books for $0.99 and even free short stories.<br />Let me add, you have a newbie to short stories, that just blows everyone away, lives up to the Western mag. era stories, has amazing word craft skills, gives you an extra helping of action in each story, they toe the line with Elmore Leonard and Les Savage, Jr. and with each story, they raise the bar for everyone else, effected what I'll buy short story wise. <br />I will also preview the listing when I can on amazon.com, or smashwords.com, look at author's websites for snippets or goodreads.com for reviews. True you have some reviewers that feel cheated, but you have more honest reviews than the whiney ones!Speeddemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05903612161410685973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-79955149925210436282013-10-11T22:34:11.522-05:002013-10-11T22:34:11.522-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Speeddemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05903612161410685973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-52263138924940927782013-10-09T08:02:00.701-05:002013-10-09T08:02:00.701-05:00Yesterday the same short story was given a 1-star ...Yesterday the same short story was given a 1-star rating in the UK store for pretty much the exact same reason. <br /><br />"Too short should be longer or maybe the whole book was not downloaded fully. However would like to read similar book."<br /><br />I'm going to move the notice about it being a short story and its length to the beginning of the product description because people are clearly not reading to the end of the description.Jack Badelairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-33469643533320733832013-10-08T07:40:52.868-05:002013-10-08T07:40:52.868-05:00I'm not sure reviewers realize how much they h...I'm not sure reviewers realize how much they hurt the author's sales when they rave about how great the story is and then give it one star because it's a short story. Amazon tells exactly how many pages it is, so there shouldn't be any confusion.Livia J Washburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958199886826207363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-8033748247960745682013-10-08T06:27:15.757-05:002013-10-08T06:27:15.757-05:00Very helpful, Livia. Thanks for posting.Very helpful, Livia. Thanks for posting.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-57562153151600802082013-10-08T01:15:43.784-05:002013-10-08T01:15:43.784-05:00Very useful. To me, I don't care about the wor...Very useful. To me, I don't care about the word count, it is the story that is important. I have read some amazing .99 short stories that were great and some .99 novels that were horrible. But there are some who think the word count it most important and put stuff in that does nothing to move the story forward. <br />I appreciate you taking the time to help writers and readers comprehend the new world of publishing. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-18591928476332691492013-10-07T19:44:39.166-05:002013-10-07T19:44:39.166-05:00Good information Livia.
If I reach over 8000 words...Good information Livia.<br />If I reach over 8000 words on a short story, I go back and look for something to cut. <br />I have been asked to expand a story but I don't believe it was criticism.<br />thanks for the info.<br />JerryJerry Guinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17074197803776713004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-65931890841920132092013-10-07T18:24:31.231-05:002013-10-07T18:24:31.231-05:00Livia, I've had this happen to me review-wise ...Livia, I've had this happen to me review-wise as well. Even though Amazon states the word length and it was plainly described by my publisher as a short story. Thanks for this enlightening post on lengths. I remember "back in the day" when there was a short story or a novel. LOL<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-74332200837265671292013-10-07T11:44:57.251-05:002013-10-07T11:44:57.251-05:00I meant "unknowing reader", not "un...I meant "unknowing reader", not "unknown", sorry!Jack Badelairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-60000774222542522502013-10-07T11:43:56.659-05:002013-10-07T11:43:56.659-05:00I was actually burned by this a couple of months a...I was actually burned by this a couple of months ago. I received a 1-star review on a short story, which specifically stated in the product description that it was A) a short story, and B) its length of 8,400 words. <br /><br />While I'm all for people pricing their products at whatever floats their boat, it has caused - perhaps unreasonable - expectations that a full-length novel can be had for $0.99, and when an unknown reader discovers they spent that almost-dollar on a short story, they get cranky.<br /><br />My Commando novels are coming in between 43,000 and 49,000, and the most push-back I've ever received was that they were "very quick reads", but it wasn't a criticism.Jack Badelairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-72229226026607200282013-10-07T02:40:16.543-05:002013-10-07T02:40:16.543-05:00Livia,
Really important stuff to be writing about...Livia,<br /><br />Really important stuff to be writing about.<br /><br />What we all need to know.<br /><br />Thank you.<br /><br />Charlie SteelCharlie Steelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992330591519249699noreply@blogger.com