How Long is a Novel?

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How long is a novel? Well, of course that depends. But if you’re a first-time author and you’re trying to catch the eye of a traditional publisher (okay, okay, a mixed metaphor at best), you need to be concerned about length. There are a lot of reasons for this, but what it mostly boils down to is money. Longer books are more expensive to produce than shorter books. What you may be able to get away with ten years down the road in your career is not…