Tell the story you want to tell, and let it be as long as it needs to be. Worry about marketing it later.

One of the things everybody seems to want to ask writers is, "Where do you get your ideas?" When people ask me this, my usual response is, "Ideas are the easy part. The hard part is writing them down."

Very well. You may help me exterminate the Society of Wizards.

How can you know it's the best, if you don't learn about anything else?

He wasn't a medical doctor, just educated all the way up as far as you can get.

You can't force folks to have good sense, even if they're family. Maybe especially then.

You mean he thinks I'm going to get MORE offers?" Kim said, appalled. "He doesn't seem to be the only one that thinks so." Mairelon said. "Aunt Agatha mentioned it to me yesterday afternoon. Is there anyone, or would you rather I turn the lot of them away?" Kim shook her head. "There isn't anyone." Except you.