I took 2 years to write my novel and it has just 7000 words

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Translation into dev-speak: "I took 2 years to write my app, and its job is to print 'hello, world!' to STDOUT."

(Real writers don't write just one novel, and real novels aren't just 7000 words. Real writers write on the order of a million words just in the process of learning what they're doing. And then they get started.)

I believe its also possible to convey a lot in the short form of writing (novella) like "Who moved my cheese?" by Spencer Johnson. But I suppose it also depends on the genre & message/story you have mapped out.

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