Community at Large,
Shazbot! as they say in the old country.
Anyway, as a true newbie, I decided it's never too early to start my own thread. Writers seeks input on concept
. I find my natural "voice" steers closer to the minimalism of Palahniuk. Not quite as disorienting but I favor impact over languid prose. And of course, not to say that I don't enjoy the occasional self-indulgentry (Firefox says that's note a word, pssh!), but I find that in my WIP, the stylistic tendencies of minimalism naturally revealed themselves.
First, is there a market for shorter/more visceral soft sci-fi? I know word counts for the typical Sci-Fi/Fantasy market can push the 100k limit. My current endeavor is looking to clock in at the 60k - 70k range and, as any good artist, I desire an audience, and want to ensure this thing is salable.
Opinions? Is there a market for this kind of stuff?
My slug line would be "A neo-noir romp through outerspace. Frank Miller and Chuck Palahniuk do Space Opera."
Shazbot! as they say in the old country.
Anyway, as a true newbie, I decided it's never too early to start my own thread. Writers seeks input on concept
. I find my natural "voice" steers closer to the minimalism of Palahniuk. Not quite as disorienting but I favor impact over languid prose. And of course, not to say that I don't enjoy the occasional self-indulgentry (Firefox says that's note a word, pssh!), but I find that in my WIP, the stylistic tendencies of minimalism naturally revealed themselves.First, is there a market for shorter/more visceral soft sci-fi? I know word counts for the typical Sci-Fi/Fantasy market can push the 100k limit. My current endeavor is looking to clock in at the 60k - 70k range and, as any good artist, I desire an audience, and want to ensure this thing is salable.
Opinions? Is there a market for this kind of stuff?
My slug line would be "A neo-noir romp through outerspace. Frank Miller and Chuck Palahniuk do Space Opera."
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