Versailles
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Regarding MS length, I had the experience recently of submitting a 120,000 word MS. Agent thought there was a 100k novel in there and recommended a (kick ass) editor to work with before re-submitting.
Editor too my MS and cut the word count down to 68,000. When I first opened the doc, I was like, WOA, she cut it in half! She destroyed my baby! Then I went in to read it (with an open mind - her suggestion) and lo and behold, I got to the end and I was like, wow, it's all still there.
Everything essential she had kept. Everything superfluous she had nipped away. Then I had the space of 30,000 words to bring it back to 100,000, but only focusing on those areas that really needed beefing up.
Moral of the story: If you don't think it can be cut, it can. And it's hard to see where by yourself.
Editor too my MS and cut the word count down to 68,000. When I first opened the doc, I was like, WOA, she cut it in half! She destroyed my baby! Then I went in to read it (with an open mind - her suggestion) and lo and behold, I got to the end and I was like, wow, it's all still there.
Everything essential she had kept. Everything superfluous she had nipped away. Then I had the space of 30,000 words to bring it back to 100,000, but only focusing on those areas that really needed beefing up.
Moral of the story: If you don't think it can be cut, it can. And it's hard to see where by yourself.