Thursday, October 15, 2020

By The Word

I was reading a very good novelist last night and then, at one point, felt as if he were being paid by the word.

The novels that made his reputation are much shorter.

Less can definitely be more.

2 comments:

Dan in Philly said...

If you're going to get paid by the word, be like Alexander Dumas and at least have fun with it.

Michael Wade said...

Dan,

True.

Dickens is another example.

Michael