Comments on: The Novella Debate http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/11/the-novella-debate/ SEXY, SASSY, SMART ROMANTIC FICTION Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:34:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Fedora http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/11/the-novella-debate/#comment-18476 Fedora Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:17:06 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/11/the-novella-debate/#comment-18476 I also love novellas, and I also love the whole characters who already have history thing--can't wait to read yours :) I also love novellas, and I also love the whole characters who already have history thing–can’t wait to read yours :)

]]> By: Susan http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/11/the-novella-debate/#comment-18471 Susan Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:39:53 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/11/the-novella-debate/#comment-18471 I'm another who loves novellas. They are great to read when you have a busy schedule. Best of all is that they are satisfying. I’m another who loves novellas. They are great to read when you have a busy schedule. Best of all is that they are satisfying.

]]> By: Stacy ~ http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/11/the-novella-debate/#comment-18446 Stacy ~ Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:13:21 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/11/the-novella-debate/#comment-18446 I love novellas. Like Jane said, they are fast reads when you need a quick fix, and some authors are good at writing convincing ones. One thing that seems to work is if the characters in a novella were secondary characters in another story, of course the trick is to have read the previous story. Brava novellas are my favorite. I love novellas. Like Jane said, they are fast reads when you need a quick fix, and some authors are good at writing convincing ones. One thing that seems to work is if the characters in a novella were secondary characters in another story, of course the trick is to have read the previous story.

Brava novellas are my favorite.

]]> By: kim h http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/11/the-novella-debate/#comment-18438 kim h Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:02:31 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/11/the-novella-debate/#comment-18438 happy veteran days to all. happy veteran days to all.

]]> By: Jane Squires http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/11/the-novella-debate/#comment-18437 Jane Squires Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:22:45 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/11/the-novella-debate/#comment-18437 I love Novellas because when you don't have time to read a long book, you can read several. My Mother-in-law used to like the shorter stories best because she could finish them in one setting. I love Novellas because when you don’t have time to read a long book, you can read several. My Mother-in-law used to like the shorter stories best because she could finish them in one setting.

]]> By: Meljean http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/11/the-novella-debate/#comment-18432 Meljean Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:46:23 +0000 http://helenkaydimon.com/blog/2007/11/the-novella-debate/#comment-18432 I think you hit on the problem that exists even in the "they knew each other" start -- if something was keeping them apart, then you STILL have to overcome that in the short period of time/pages, and it's not always done in a believable way. Fall in love in 100 pages or Get over a huge problem in 100 pages? Both are equally hard to write and (for many readers, I think) swallow. I think you hit on the problem that exists even in the “they knew each other” start — if something was keeping them apart, then you STILL have to overcome that in the short period of time/pages, and it’s not always done in a believable way.

Fall in love in 100 pages or Get over a huge problem in 100 pages? Both are equally hard to write and (for many readers, I think) swallow.

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