I have been learning a lot here and it is really helping me with this novel idea I had. I for the first time been writing real chapters(I normally...
I know the standard word count is 250 a page, but I was wondering if there is any standard for a text that has figures, charts and reproducibes. I...
When writing short stories. What's the min-max word count. Was thinking of publishing some electronically but not sure weither to keep single or...
NaNoWriMo fever is well under way! It's day five. In this article I have outlined several writing tips and including some writing advice that...
Or if you are in the process of writing one, how long do you plan yours to be? Mine so far is 173,000 words, planning to be over 400,000, but is...
So have any of you guys used Outskirts Press or Tates Publishing to publish any sort of work? If so, would you recommend either to me as a first...
Hi, I was on The New Yorker's submission page, and I noticed there was no mention of story length. Would anyone happen to know the answer?
I am confused. Please help. Im writing in word and I have a word count at the bottom. Im not particularly far into the plot but I am at 33,000...
How long was your first [published] novel? If you haven't had a published novel, feel free to answer this question also. Should a first time...
I know this question has many different answers (meaning, it doesn't really have an answer), but how many words do YOU normally write in a normal...
Just wondering, in your opinion, how long a piece of writing needs to be (at the very least a novella) I'm asking this because one of the books...
so is there some definition or at least rough guide to how long a short story should be....... I dont feel mine is that long, currently around...
First of all, wonderful community, you guys are really helpful with your advice. Second, it's newb question time(you've probably heard these...
I realize there won't be hard and fast rules for this, and that that there are plenty of examples of really short and really long chapters....
I'm just planning right now, but I don't know how long it should be. I was thinking 2000-3000 words? How many words do you guys usually write for...
Hi, I'll start out by giving you a little bit of background about myself I'm 17 and have wrote for a little more than a year, and I'm self...
In your opinion, how long should an ideal chapter be? Is 1500 words too short? Discuss and if possible explain your point of view.
I just finished my first attempt to write a novel ever. I understand that it's only the first draft and I must work on it a lot. But it's only...
Hey I was just wondering roughly what the accepted word count is for a normal length book amongst publishing houses? I'm very nearly halfway...
I was searching around for stuff on novel word-counts and came across this great series of letters by Orson Scott Card. It starts out with a...
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