Worlds longest epilogue?
Q: I completed a 50 page novella in the first person narrative. I am working on the epilogue in the third person. The epilogue is more than 10,000 words and completes the mystery of the novella. Can I do that? Can an epilogue be 10,000 words long? Li A: The way I figure it, that means your epilogue is about half as long as your novella. A couple of things to consider: First of all, of COURSE you can do that. There are many fewer rules than most writers think. The more original you are being, the more insecure (hence your question). But there is no rule about when and how you apply an epilogue and what you call an epilogue. It does sound as though your epilogue may be another chunk of the novella, told through another point of view, but it could very well work labeled an epilogue. Do be sure that you arent spending too many words or pages unraveling the mystery I mean, the same stylistic standards should be applied to this part of your story. That is, dont just tell stuff, show it if yo
