Novella Woes

[Robert_Moriyama]

... Best bet might be to come up with a bunch of your best stuff (varying lengths) and see if somebody like Stonegarden might do it as an e-book (with print version an option). Stuff with a common theme, or characters, or 'world', might be more salable as a collection, but that might not be essential.<br><br>(One of these days, I'm gonna finish the Morgenstern arc in the Al Majius stories. Then I might be able to market the whole thing as a sort-of-novel (with editing to eliminate redundant exposition) ...)<br><br>Robert M.

[Robert_Moriyama]

Rob Starr's short story collection from Stonegarden apparently includes a number of stories that have appeared in Aphelion. In fact, Stonegarden didn't even object to leaving them online. (Gotta like that attitude.)<br><br>So, how many copies of 'The Adventures of Al Majius' did you want to pre-order?<br><br>Robert M.

[Robert_Moriyama]

Van Vogt was also known for writing in scenes of about 800 words (I think -- it was a LONG time ago that I read about this). So in a sense, even his shorter works were strung together bits of flash fiction! ;)<br><br>Robert M.<br><br>(Also, consider Allen Steele's 'Coyote' books. At least some major parts of those were originally novellas published in Asimov's over a period of years.)

[michele0604]

i'm not a writer so i don't really know what you guys go through, but i really enjoy reading the short stories. it isn't as time consuming as an entire novel, but it is just as entertaining. so as a big fan of fantasy and sci-fi i appreciate the writers that do write novellas and short stories. thanks for the time you put into them, it is appreciated.