I'm in the same kind of situation. I just finished the rough draft of my second novel (seriously, like 5 minutes ago), and both it and my first ended up at about the 40k mark. I'm going to start revising the first, fleshing it out and adding a subplot, which I think could bring it to the 50-60k range. But for the second, I don't see it coming out more than 45k or so.
However, these aren't intended to be YA. The first is probably light enough that I could push it in that direction if I wanted, but probably not with the second. Is there a market for adult (not "adult") novels of this length?
However, these aren't intended to be YA. The first is probably light enough that I could push it in that direction if I wanted, but probably not with the second. Is there a market for adult (not "adult") novels of this length?