Full length novel?

[JellybeanJay]

Ms Mod, do you know, is this going to be a full length novel or more of a novella? I'm so excited!!!! :biggrin2:

[Moderator]

As in Stephen King standards or normal ones? :biggrin2:

[JellybeanJay]

Hmmm, I prefer the Stephen King standards to the normal ones :laugh:

[Moderator]

I don't have a page count yet as it's only in first draft phase and will need to be edited. Keep in mind that this is in the crime novel genre which typically is a shorter novel, e.g. The Colorado Kid which was only 184 pages, but "normal" length for that genre. By Stephen King standards, it's more likely to be the length of a novella. :smile2:

[JellybeanJay]

Perfect! Thanks Marsha!

[starbug]

Woo-hoo! I am SO looking forward to reading this one! :laugh:

[GNTLGNT]

...well, gotsta brush off the Fedora...can't be readin' no crime novel no-how, no-way without my Mike Hammer hat...

http://bloodymurder.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/hat-suede-fedora-icon.png

[guido tkp]

sooo....g, what kinda books do you read with that nifty bowler ??

[Princemeister]

I hope this one is easier to track down in the u.k then Colorado Kid! Its great that he has so much new material coming out though!

[xkittyx]

I'm pretty excited for this one, even if it's gonna be 'small' :laugh:

[Ducky]

It is just such a privilege to be around the boards these days and experience all the excitement & happiness first hand with all the new material coming out. My inner 16-year-old is having a blast making up for pre-internet days in her childhood. Thank you, Steve. :smile2:

[AchtungBaby]

It is just such a privilege to be around the boards these days and experience all the excitement & happiness first hand with all the new material coming out. My inner 16-year-old is having a blast making up for pre-internet days in her childhood. Thank you, Steve. :smile2:
I've been thinking the same thing! I like all the excitement for this one and Dr. Sleep! I can't wait for both of 'em. They're gonna be great!!:y:

[king family fan]

Perhaps we can dream this will be a novella with an expansion.Excited new works.Yay!

[Moderator]

Sorry to disappoint, but probably not as it was written with the intention of it being in the crime novel genre which typically is a shorter length.

[Chuggs]

I'm pretty excited for this one, even if it's gonna be 'small' :laugh:

It's not the size that counts! :wink2:

[Gerald]

I wonder what the price will be. The fun about Colorado Kid was that it was extremely cheap (at least here), you could pick it up without having to think about it twice.

But, well, it's still future music. Will be a while.

The other Hard Case books didn't come out here, I think, never saw any of them.

[starbug]

Just preordered my copy of Joyland from Amazon!!!

[aintshesweet]

Ms. Mod, do you know if Joyland will be available in an e-book medium, or just paperback? Thanks :)

[GNTLGNT]

sooo....g, what kinda books do you read with that nifty bowler ??

...Hercule Poirot, of course-you ninny!...:biggrin2:

[GNTLGNT]

It's not the size that counts! :wink2:

...yeah, just keep tellin' yerself that....:laugh:

[Moderator]

Ms. Mod, do you know if Joyland will be available in an e-book medium, or just paperback? Thanks :)

For the moment, just paperback and audiobook formats are planned. I don't have any information about an e-book release yet.

[jchanic]

The ARC is 286 pages.

John

[Moderator]

Shorter than a lot of Stephen's novels but typical for the genre.

[guido tkp]

:umm: does that mean jchanic has raided this lost arc ???

[unclelouie]

I've been thinking the same thing! I like all the excitement for this one and Dr. Sleep! I can't wait for both of 'em. They're gonna be great!!:y:

I totally agree. Very exicted for both upcoming releases!

I am so fortunate (as we all are) that SK is still putting out quality work after ALL these years, and age has not slowed the man down at all. In fact, I think some of his more "recent stuff" is some of his best. 11/22/63 is one of my all-time top favorite SK books... ever. Usually, with musicians, writers, and other artists, the quality of their work diminishes over time. I mean, a Rolling Stones album in 2013 is probably going to be nothing to write home about. But a SK novel in 2013? Ah, it will be just as good if not better than the :old stuff".

And I have no qualms with Joyland if it's shoter than normal. Afterall, one of my favorite stories by SK is The Boogeyman and that's like... what, 12 pages long? haha

[jchanic]

:umm: does that mean jchanic has raided this lost arc ???

Yes!

John

[niro]

Just ordered it too.;-)
And been much too lazy today.=Z

[DrSleep]

Looking forward to this novel, I bet Steve is a gem at crime writing. Anything to outsell Martina Cole or David Baldacci.

[guido tkp]

jchanic.... :whatgrr:

so..... :y: ...or... :n:

[jchanic]

:y:

John

[guido tkp]

=D yipeee !!!