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[Pblaze22]

Hi everyone. If this is the wrong place for this topic, let me know. I'm a brand new author writing my first story. It's pretty long and I didn't know if people read stories that were long. Thanks

 

[TheRedChamber]

You can find stories here with literally over 100 chapters.

How long is your story?

 

[Pblaze22]

You can find stories here with literally over 100 chapters.

How long is your story?

I haven't counted yet but I'm sure it's well over 1000 words. I haven't separated it in to chapters. It's one large chunk

 

[TheRedChamber]

1000 words or 10,000 words? Either is fine. The minimum you can post here is 750 words.

 

[Pblaze22]

Okay, thanks

 

[Carnevil9]

1000 words? That's not a long story. That's a greeting card.

If you've posted it here, please provide a link, and someone will take a look.

 

[dmallord]

Hi everyone. If this is the wrong place for this topic, let me know. I'm a brand new author writing my first story. It's pretty long and I didn't know if people read stories that were long. Thanks

Welcome to Lit. and the Forum. I believe my smile at the 1,000 word length must have been similar to the one on Carnevil9's face. That length is on the short spectrum of writers I've seen post here.

Your profile doesn't show any work published yet. Did you get confirmation that it posted or did you just submit it recently? There is a difference between submit and posted. If you submitted it and received a pending notice, then no one can see the story yet. It has not been approved at that point. After Laurel approves your story, you will get a second notice, on your member's page, that the story has posted. With the second notice people may read the story.

Posting seems to be taking a while to get up and running. I have one 'pending' for almost a week and a half now.

 

[NewOldGuy77]

Hi everyone. If this is the wrong place for this topic, let me know. I'm a brand new author writing my first story. It's pretty long and I didn't know if people read stories that were long. Thanks

Length matters less than the quality of story you tell. 3,000 - 6,000 words are quick reads, but not as much character development. If you have an interesting and enjoyable story with solidly developed characters, it will get read!

Usually in my stories 6,000 words is just getting warmed up, but you do you!

 

[Pblaze22]

I have now finished my story and am ready to share it.

 

[ElectricBlue]

I have now finished my story and am ready to share it.

Once it's published, put in a link.

 

[Pblaze22]

Once it's published, put in a link.

Okay, thanks

 

[Carnevil9]

Hi everyone. If this is the wrong place for this topic, let me know. I'm a brand new author writing my first story. It's pretty long and I didn't know if people read stories that were long. Thanks

Long stories are a matter of trust. If there is a long story by an author that I know is good, I will read it. If there is a long story by an author I have never heard of, I won't. But I might give them a chance if it is short.

So, my advice is to post a bunch of short ones to build trust. Then you can float some longer ones and the readers who have already come to like your work will jump on it.

Just my opinion.