Quote Originally Posted by lucy View Post
A book should also have a decent length. Anything below 30'000 or even 40'000 words will most likely not get published. Apart from that, I really don't know.
I really don't know of course, but I feel like there is a 0 missing from those figures. Even 100,000 words doesn't really amount to all that much story, a short story maybe. Then again I guess everyone isn't out to write epics.

From personal opinion I would say that from a publisher's point of view the story has to be substantial enough that someone purchasing feels as if they got their money's worth. Even if the story is great, if it is over before you know it, well you kind of feel cheated.

And that's just one of the 257 considerations that a publisher must evaluate before deciding it's worth their while even contacting you.

I would be really interested in hearing anyone with experience though, I think it's a fascinating topic even if you aren't interested in pursuing that yourself.