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... novels - the genre novel , the main- stream novel , and the literary or experimental novel . In this chapter , we'll examine the ways in which the various types are published . It used to be that any discussion of book markets had to ...
... novels - the genre novel , the main- stream novel , and the literary or experimental novel . In this chapter , we'll examine the ways in which the various types are published . It used to be that any discussion of book markets had to ...
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... novels is from 60,000 to 90,000 words , but a 60,000 - word novel can be too long if it's really nothing more than a ... genre novels than in the other categories , largely because genre editors feel that only so many pages can be ...
... novels is from 60,000 to 90,000 words , but a 60,000 - word novel can be too long if it's really nothing more than a ... genre novels than in the other categories , largely because genre editors feel that only so many pages can be ...
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... Genre novels , 6-7 , 12 , 199 length of , 18 paperback , 8 , 13-14 Godfather , The , 204 Goodbye , Mr. Chips , Hilton , 62 Gothic novels , 6 , 13-14 , 17-18 Hardcover books , 8 , 12-15 advantages of , 14–15 Hemingway , Ernest , 102 ...
... Genre novels , 6-7 , 12 , 199 length of , 18 paperback , 8 , 13-14 Godfather , The , 204 Goodbye , Mr. Chips , Hilton , 62 Gothic novels , 6 , 13-14 , 17-18 Hardcover books , 8 , 12-15 advantages of , 14–15 Hemingway , Ernest , 102 ...
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