Comments on: Christie Kelly Guest Blogs!

By: azteclady

azteclady — Thu, 22 May 2008 01:10:46 +0000

Congrats, Estella!

Thank you, Lauren and Christie.

By: Teresa W.

Teresa W. — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:53:36 +0000

As long as I enjoy the read it doesn’t matter what the length of the story is!

By: Crystal B.

Crystal B. — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:27:05 +0000

As long as a book is good, it can be any length and I will enjoy it.

By: Laura K

Laura K — Sun, 11 May 2008 16:17:58 +0000

I think I’m with the majority of the posters this weekend- I don’t mind the length of a book- short or long- but is the story good? I’ve read LONG books that should have been edited with an iron fist and short ones that were too short. I think every author should follow her muse and let it dictate shortness or longness of a story. I’m just getting back into historicals because years ago I felt they were too long.

By: Elisabeth Naughton

Elisabeth Naughton — Sun, 11 May 2008 15:54:49 +0000

Congrats on your sales and releases, Christie! I love the titles and will definitely check out your books. The fact your book is 348 pgs but people are saying they read it fast is a great indication of your pacing. I’d say that’s a HUGE compliment!

I miss the longer sweeping romances. I fell in love with authors like Elizabeth Lowell and Judith McNaught and love Nora’s longer books. I do think others are correct though when they say the story dictates the length of the book. Some stories are just shorter, and some are longer. I can’t imagine JR Ward shoving her vampire books into 300 pgs, and I’m glad she doesn’t. Likewise, I’ve read some great shorter books that would have been ruined had the author tried to draw them out.

By: RobynL

RobynL — Sun, 11 May 2008 06:55:08 +0000

I actually prefer the shorter length because of time restraints. Don’t get me wrong; the longer length is great if I have a greater amount of time to read as I don’t like to have too long a break before I start reading a story again. I usually have to go back and glance over the book to get the story if I’ve been away from the book too long.

By: Denise A. Agnew

Denise A. Agnew — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:59:28 +0000

Hi there! Nice to meet you finally. As for longer stories I do tend to like the bigger, beefy romances with a lot of plot and romance mixed in. But to me it all depends on the story. Shorter stories can please me both as a reader and a writer if a story just demands it should be short. Depends entirely on the story.

Denise A. Agnew

By: Virginia H.

Virginia H. — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:54:42 +0000

It doesn’t matter about the length of a book, just that it is well written. Sometime I will choose a shorter book because of time, but most of the books I read are around the 348 page length. I love historical and that how long most of them are. My way of looking at it that’s why they make book marks.

By: limecello

limecello — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:45:22 +0000

Hi Christie!
Hm, recently this topic has come up again - and I will say that I do miss the longer books. Of course, as you and azteclady said - the plot and length should match. There are few things worse than a book that drags on another 100 pages just because. Then again, books can suffer if they’re too short. In a way I’m glad they’re not longer because I have a personal problem - where if I like the book, I must finish it. This sometimes keeps me up until 3-4 am. So - if the book were even longer… I shudder to think the result. Still - generally, I could go for longer books.

By: Christie Kelley

Christie Kelley — Sat, 10 May 2008 21:15:16 +0000

Hi azteclady,

I agree that the length should fit the plot. And Happy Mother’s Day to all the mom’s. My boys are planning on giving me a day off. Yeah right We’ll see how that goes.