on Jane Friedman site:

Some novelists are capable of writing deeply satisfying doorstoppers that exceed 100,000 words and hold a reader’s interest all the way through.

But many of us, even the most committed big-world fantasy writers, can’t pull that off.

It’s tempting to believe that as your draft tips the scales at 90,000 words or more and you still haven’t reached the end, the verbiage is a sign that you’re digging deep into your characters,  building tension and suspense, and generally offering the reader an immersive and nuanced experience.

All of that may be true! But alas, quite often, it isn’t true.

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