I meant, if it was written out in prose instead of verse, even when expanding things that verse lets be implied (and showing what's told), it would be about the size of a novella instead of a full novel. Of course, it could be padded out (writers who novelize movies do that all the time) but it would (and does) feel padded.

I'm glad you're enjoying my pretty good LJ. Out of curiosity, how did you find it?

---L.