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Re:Stephen King: “Everything You Need to Know About Writing ... by deeviant on Monday April 13, 2015 @04:55PM (#9370434)
I don't know. I read a lot of amazon books from newish authors.

I have had to put more than a few books down because the author was putting a lot of words down, but not really saying anything.

I think the content/word-count ratio is important.

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Re:Stephen King: “Everything You Need to Know About Writing ... by mreiland on Monday April 13, 2015 @07:22PM (#9371154)
my critique of new authors is more along the lines of how blatant they in their characterizations. I don't think I've ever read a book and thought "this person is just too long winded".

Well, that's not true. Jules Verne.... I could never finish 20,000 Leagues under the Sea despite being immensely interested in the story as a youngster.

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