/lit/ - Literature

>>1967041
>>1967041

Regarding excerpts, how long would they need to be to even be considered a short story by a publisher?

Is there a word count/page count?

>>1962711
>>1962711

My fist met once more with the desk as the frustration that boiled deep in my gut churned over the first concept of a conversation between us. A wave of emotion seemed to crash down on me as I sat up and pulled the picture before my face in a swift jarring motion, pathetically preparing my throat as my voice shook to the shift of my cheeks bleeding red. I initially choked out a pleading yell to her, begging her to return her voice to me in my imagined rambling over her sexual desire to me with only the sharp echoes of my voice quickly vanishing to accompany the first jolt of rage.

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This is where I left off. Basically, the real turmoil is going to start now so I'm glad that my story can get into full swing.