Hi, I'm writing a fantasy story for children aged between 10 and 13 that I hope will be published at some time. Does anyone know the average and maximum number of words I should aim at writing?. Thanks
Fablehaven ~75,000 words Ranger's Apprecntice ~68,000 words You would be hard pressed to find someone to represent a first time author on a book that has more than 100,000 words. It is sort of an invisible ceiling.
The best thing to do is to go to the bookstore and/or the library, to the children's/YA section that you're focusing on and take a look. Do a little calculation: # of pages after estimating the # of words per page (then multiply) for the books you find there. That should give you a pretty good range of what's currently being published lengthwise.
