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KARLA (offended slightly, but not too much shes confident enough in the concept just to be curious about what Tom could find offensive this time): Whats wrong with NaNoWriMo? The bare minimum you need for a salable novel for most publishers is 80,000 words. TOM: Get to the end and youll have a novel, but not one that youd ever see in book form. Youd never catch Terry Pratchett or Neil Gaiman shooting for 50,000 words. KARLA (archly): So are you saying that real fantasy writers should write more words, not less? SCENE: Robert Jordan and George RR Martin are chained to a wooden table in a place where we can see watchtowers and guards in the background, looking very much like an SS prison camp. Tom is standing next to them, a clipboard in his hand, looking serious. TOM: All right, Mr Martin and Mr Jordan you have three months to write a 120,000-word book that finishes up your plotlines. Fail to finish or go one word over, and the snipers will finish your story for you.
If you click on this link and vote for us, not only will you be helping us out and raising our traffic, but you'll get to see a preview of Friday's strip, "50,000 Words, 21 Grams, 12 Monkeys"! Ferrett Says Yes, I know that strictly speaking what Tom says is not accurate. But as someone who's shopping his own novel around, I can tell you that the word count does appear to be pretty constant, at least at the big publishers.
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