in defense of the very short monster romance: a 15,000-word novella does not have time for: a love triangle, a misunderstanding plot, a side quest, a friend group, a third-act breakup, a B-plot. what it has time for is: this is who she is, this is who he is, this is the door, this is the room, this is the slime she's gonna be covered in by The End. (i love novels too. but the novella is a perfect form for this genre and we should treat it like one.) ---















