Exactly. That's why as writers, we should be skilled in word usage and qualify our comments with descriptions that include, "risky",...
That argument actually supports the short length, first time author argument. The Hobbit came first, with 310 pages.
My math shows that something substantial, despite the size, would generate far more revenue than some fluff that may or may not get noticed....
So basically your saying that, no new author could ever write an epic? They must first write something less substancial, and save their opus...
Hey, first post, have similar dilemma. Why can't you merely submit the first half? I mean cut the novel in two. 100k X 100K Turn all over...
Separate names with a comma.