How Big Should Your Story Be?

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Welcome! I'm K.M. Weiland, the award-winning and internationally published author of acclaimed writing guides such as Structuring Your Novel and Creating Character Arcs. I mentor authors on story theory, technique, and all the wild and wonderful highs and lows of the writing life!

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This week's question is from @andyclark3530: "I’m wondering if you have any tips for determining if your story is likely too big. I’m looking at this from a short story perspective, but it can be a consideration for a novel as well. Lotr in 200 hundred pages wouldn’t have worked."


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