When fate plays its hand (Miranda)

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Mindy said, “I forgot to pick up the baking powder. Mimil, can you get a packet from that shelf over there?”

“Sure,” Miranda said, knowing her mom was trying to send her away.

Once Miranda was out of earshot, Mindy turned to Edith. “I mentioned this morning that I’m still thinking about it.”

“Still thinking? I brought this up three months ago. You said you’d consider it, and I’ve given you time, but now it’s been months and you still haven’t given me a clear answer.”

Mindy frowned. “We’ve worked together for years. You know I write short to mid–length suspense thriller novels, about 200,000 to 300,000 words. Now you want me to switch to writing web novels, which just doesn’t fit my style!”

“But aren’t they all novels? How can they not fit? Literature is universal; there’s no such thing as a mismatch!” Edith’s tone became more serious, and her smile disappeared.

are usually really long, often over a million words. Second, genres like urban romance and rich–guy dramas aren’t my specialty.

of a lesson? You told me to change what

Mindy’s young adult novel that got a lot of

as she spoke, “I know that novel hurt your reputation and that

platforms, why are you still asking me to write those romance

well because you took too long to finish it. By the time it was published, trends had changed. When I suggested

it’s not fair to put all the blame on me, right? You have some responsibility too, and so do we all. I’m not trying to avoid responsibility: I’m just trying

wrong.”

good at the genre Edith was suggesting. Her ideas often felt all over the place, making it hard

Mindy’s hesitation, Edith continued, “This time is different. Urban romance and rich–guy dramas are always popular online. It doesn’t matter if you write fast or slow. I

exaggerated. The start is interesting, but the story gets weaker as it goes on, and sometimes the

saying web novels are bad–they’re popular for a reason.