The Joys of Writing a Short Book
Being brief has benefits, but brings its own challenges
3 min readSep 13, 2021
How long should a how-to (prescriptive nonfiction) book be? 100 pages? 200 pages? A quick read? A deep dive?
There’s no single correct answer.
- If you’re publishing traditionally, your publisher might have ideas about length, as it affects their pricing.