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Hey guys, i was wondering how many more double spaced pages of text in microsoft word i will have to write until it is enough for the average 200 page novel. The best way to find out which publishing house would be interested in your work is to look at their submission guidelines. The teachers word book of 30,000 words by edward lee. Every year, i participate in national novel writing month, or nanowrimo, an online challenge for which one commits to writing a 50,000word novel during november. A trade paperback would get you about 350 words per page.

The plot revolves around the dying fictional city of branton hills, which is revitalized as a result of the efforts of protagonist john gadsby and a youth organizer. Ian woon to the traveling shovel of death, from trebuchets to that painting of tom selleck in the nanowrimo office. I am looking for a novel i read in app 2003 it is a fantasy romance novel about a lonely billionaire that carries this woman to his private island and he. The other day i was feeling pretty exasperated with myself. The short answer to the question about the length of a story is to say every story should be as long as it needs to be. The acceptance of a more ambitious word count in these two genres is the need to describe whole new worlds and presumably original. Apr 23, 2009 ok this may have been covered extensively before, but i have read all kinds of things about ideal lengths for novels and just wanted to clarify this in the context of a science fiction novel. These are for full length books, novelettes or novellas. The longest is the order of the phoenix with a word count of 257, 000 words. As a publisher who has laid out dozens of books for printinga 50,000 word manuscript should end up somewhere between 180 and 220 pages. Like a general fiction novel, a good target word count for a memoir is 80, 000 words. Penned by several authors, the series takes place during the horus heresy, a fictional galaxyspanning civil war occurring 10, 000 years prior to the far future of warhammer 40, 000. Usually i hear that a novel cant be real unless its between 80,000 and 110,000 words. The teachers word book of 30,000 words by edward lee thorndike.

A novel is considered 40,00050,000 words, so you could stop there. For some reason the amount of 20, 000 words seems like a substantial goal in the quest to complete my first novel. This is a very timely topic considering the state of race relations today. The longest is the order of the phoenix with a word count of 257,000 words. How to write 50,000 words in a month books the guardian. The amount of pages depends on what word font your using. At a writers conference i recently attended, publishing veteran jane friedman said 80,000 words is good for most fiction, below 60,000 isnt novel length territory, and above 120,000 is likely too much. I magine writing a 50, 000 word novel without using the letter e. A books word count does matter and if you get it wrong, this can impact.

Your debut novel is 20,000 words long how not to self. I magine writing a 50,000word novel without using the letter e. Just write and wrap it up when you feel it should be ended. Of course, any software will give you an exact word count. Based on this, the novel, whose length has often been debated, begins at 40, 000 words and runs from there up to infinity. Usually, the formula gives a novel a higher word count than. Ive been pushing myself to write every single night in order to get to my goal on time and overcome my procrastination when it comes to writing. Ive written a novel, loosely based on my life but all characters have fictional names.

That said, if your book is around 40,000 words, youre in good company. How to increase your novels word count noveldoctor. Since 1976, gorham printing has led the print industry with our simple, transparent price structure with no hidden costs. It would make sense that one could write ten 5k word stories, or five 10k word stories and call it a novel. Penned by several authors, the series takes place during the horus heresy, a fictional galaxyspanning civil war occurring 10,000 years prior to the far future of warhammer 40,000. Also, heres another list i may swipe and add in here. Dangerously close to 160,000 words science fiction. Normally listed on their website, these guidelines often list word c. Generally, your book needs to hit the mark of 40,000 words before it can be considered a novel. And just a slight knowledge of history will cut the head off this silly myth. The horus heresy is an ongoing series of science fantasy set in the fictional warhammer 40,000 setting of tabletop miniatures wargame company games workshop. Gadsbys text is a lipogram a form of writing where a letter, or even a number of letters if you are so inclined, are omitted.

See also list of published authors who write quickly for published authors. Depends on the font size and the packaging of the book. And i mean rockandahardplace, upacreekwithoutapaddle hard. For most publishers, a book is novellength when its between 50,000 and 110,000 words. I wrote something for fun that is a little over 27,000. Shorter novels such as fahrenheit 451, the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, the great gatsby, and slaughterhousefive are between 40 50,000 words. That might seem a rather pointless challenge but you can read just such a book gadsby by ernest vincent wright, a selfpublished story from 1939. It has definitely not been the easiest journey so far but i have pushed onward and have reached an estimated one third benchmark. As ebooks became a viable business model, the rise in popularity of books in the 20,000word range opened the door for authors to publish books about topics that didnt require a full 60,000 word treatment. For example, while most fantasies are typically long, you do see smaller novels in that genre. A published author in 10,000 words or less writeraccess. Science fiction and fantasy novels break the above word count rules and can be longer how many words are there in a scifi or fantasy novel. Based off of the title alone it might inspire a wtf reaction from some. I really got into it, and the ideas and words and excitement just spilled out on the page.

White space counts as words, too, because it takes up space on the page. Multiply the page count by 250, and you have your word count. Book page count calculator how many pages is my novel. Your tiredness levels suggest that youve written an epic trilogy. Posted on jul, 2015 in articles on writing 0 comments. But say if it is roughly around a size 16 font about 165 pages long. My plan for last year was to write a 25k word novella and a 25k word memoir, but even those were a little long. That said, this figure differs from book to book and organization to.

Based off of the title alone it might inspire a wtf reaction from. Mar 02, 2014 some people just continue their current project and write 50k during the month. Im sorry to be the one to tell you this, but 20,000 words is not a novel. There are certainly slow and deliberate ways to write a novel but they wont help you if you need to produce one in a month. Is 70,000 words for a scifi novel enough i would like to thank everyone who answered my first question. How to find that book youve spent years looking for. Jan 15, 2010 ive written a novel, loosely based on my life but all characters have fictional names. The editors blog is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to. Science fiction and fantasy books should be 90, 000 to 125, 000 words. If you look at the national novel writing month, the specification for a book is that its at least 50,000 words, and the idea there is that youre going to write enough during the month of november to have a 50,000plus word manuscript at the end of the month. Most young adult novels fall between 55,000 and 70,000 words. But ive also read about publisher formulas for obtaining a word count. Based on this list compiled by nicole humphrey cook.

So here we go once again into book three full of sacred cows of publishing. How to find that book youve spent years looking for utne. If the novel is a solid novel at a lower word count, look to see what the word count range of your target market or genre is. Discussion in software started by gatogato, jun 2, 2008. Apr 07, 2012 story length has come up a lot recently, both with readers of the editors blog and with clients so, lets look a bit at story length. See also list of published authors who write quickly for published authors who consistently write at the nanowrimo pace or faster. Clear explanations of natural written and spoken english. Im currently on my last two chapters with perhaps 50008000 words to go and sitting on top of 149,000.

If the 40,000 word book doesnt do that well, but you go on and do some day write a commercially successful book, your readers will go back and find your. Mar 18, 2016 science fiction and fantasy novels break the above word count rules and can be longer how many words are there in a scifi or fantasy novel. It organizes almost every common word in the english language by vowel and consonant placement, and is used to help any student of speech pathology, e. We took some of the most popular books of all time and estimated how long it would take the average reader to finish by multiplying word count by. In this book, mitchell covers a wide variety of genres, styles, and characters, an act that only the best of the best writers can pull off. What category would a book of 20,00030,000 words fall. A novel is considered 40, 000 50, 000 words, so you could stop there. I wrote something for fun that is a little over 27, 000. With upper middle grade, you can aim for 40,000 55,000 words. This book is the number one resource of my speech pathologist. Welcome to wikiwrimo, the unofficial wiki of national novel writing month, camp nanowrimo, and the nonprofit.

Ian woon to the traveling shovel of death, from trebuchets to that painting of tom selleck in the nanowrimo office are you doing nanowrimo for the first time. For some reason the amount of 20,000 words seems like a substantial goal in the quest to complete my first novel. Heres our word count guide for 18 different book genres. Haruki murakamis 1q84 which runs to 928 pages is one example. Lewis the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe, roald dahls. Every now and then a true doorstopper is published. A 65kword fantasy novel might be fine and doesnt need to be expanded to 100k. Gadsby is a 1939 novel by ernest vincent wright written as a lipogram, which does not include words that contain the letter e. Aug 07, 2015 the n word is a very well written, thoughtprovoking book about racism, love, and redemption. However, very few novels these days are as short as that. John hewitt november 1, 2014 comments off on how to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. This past week, i worked quite a bit on a short story a young adult paranormal about a shape shifter. I am describing, however, a real website i created but never successfully launched. However, this figure really varies inside the industry.

For a middle reader aimed at preteens it would be a fulllength book. Here i sit with my book at 30,000 words and it suddenly gets hard. A 65k word fantasy novel might be fine and doesnt need to be expanded to 100k. Below is a list of book and novel writing competitions. The maximum standard word count for an adult novel is about 110,000 words. Copyright page samples you can copy and paste into your book. Put simply, the sweet spot for a novels word count is generally said to be around 8090k. The novel gadsby has 50,110 words, yet none of them contain. I can tell you that the average 7090k novel is around 300400 pages long. Sep 18, 2010 it really depends on the type of font you use. I am not including details of short story competitions here as i have a separate page for short fiction awards which you can see by clicking here. The answers were varied but all equally as helpful and im beginning to wish i found this website earlier on.

Nov 01, 2014 john hewitt november 1, 2014 comments off on how to write a 50,000 word novel in a month nanowrimo is a project that requires speed. But, he also mentions that the wizard of oz was 40,000 words. August 28, 2010 word count is the devil you have to love, or at the very least, respect. According to the science fiction and fantasy writers of america nebula awards rules, the novelette has a word count between 7,500 and 17,500, while a novella runs from 17,500 to 40, 000 words. I am about to finish the first draft of my first serious project. The novel gadsby has 50,110 words, yet none of them.

Many small presses publish novellas and short stories. Like a general fiction novel, a good target word count for a memoir is 80,000 words. But we are also busy people, so its good to know how long it will take us to read this novel. If im not mistaken, the title of the book had the word home in it.

Here is a partial list of wellknown novels that contain roughly 50, 000 words, which in turn is roughly 175 pages, and are thus comparable to the average size of a nanowrimo winners novel. Published on march 2, 2014 march 2, 2014 by julie glover. Most young adult novels fall between 55, 000 and 70, 000 words. But what youve accomplished is not writing a novel. How many words in a novel vary depending on genre, audience, and the story itself but in general, the average words in a novel is between 60,000 and 90,000 words for most genres. The typical books words perpage count tends to range between 225 and 275an average of 250.

Transcendent is likely the best word to describe cloud atlas, likely david mitchells most famous novel. However, when you check the word count, it says 20,000 words. Novels in the pulps ranged in the 30,000 to 40,000 word length. Word count for famous novels, in ascending order by number of words. You could fit 200, 000 words on half a page if you do a size 1 font. Im 10,000 words into the first draft of my first novel. Vikram seths a suitable boy published in 1993 runs to a whopping 49 pages, with a word count of 591, 552.

These are books that resemble young adult in matter and storytelling, but still. A manuscript over 40,000 words is considered to be a novel. Aug 05, 2019 for most publishers, a book is novellength when its between 50,000 and 110,000 words. Printing a custom book doesnt have to be complicated. For average word counts based on genre, see this handy reference. The title no book but the world of this philosophical and insightful novel stems from sister ava and 2 years younger brother fred who have been brought up free from formal teaching and discipline at a school run by their parents believing learning how to get along in the world is better via experience rather than traditional teaching.

Jan 21, 2016 how many words are in a novel, on average. Here is a partial list of wellknown novels that contain roughly 50,000 words, which in turn is roughly 175 pages, and are thus comparable to the average size of a nanowrimo winners novel. Salman rushdies novel midnights children which won a booker prize and the prestigious booker of bookers is a much longer 208, 773 words. Mar 18, 2011 many small presses publish novellas and short stories. For example, it is said that the most perfect word count for a novel is between 8090k. Are short novels likely to be published, say, 40,000 words. Check out some tips for newbies and the unofficial nano faq. Shorter novels such as fahrenheit 451, the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy, the great gatsby, and slaughterhousefive are between 40. For a young adult book, that would have been a short novel but jk rowling made ya books longer, so the lines arent as clear.

It is going to be over at about 40k, and i was wondering how long would that be. How to write 50,000 words in a month national novel writing month challenges more than 300,000 aspiring writers to create a masterpiece in 30 days. Science fiction and fantasy books should be 90,000 to 125,000 words. Nov 30, 2012 every year, i participate in national novel writing month, or nanowrimo, an online challenge for which one commits to writing a 50, 000 word novel during november. I have almost finished the first ruff draft book 1 of a two part novel. Depending on your genre, having too many or too little can not only hurt your book sales, but also cause fewer 5star. How to write 50, 000 words in a month national novel writing month challenges more than 300, 000 aspiring writers to create a masterpiece in 30 days. By most peoples standards, 40,000 words would be pretty short for a novel. However all is not lost, a veritable barmy army want gadsby. See ballpark pricing for printing 252, 000 hardcover, softcover or spiral books. How to write a 50,000 word novel in a month john c. Whenever i approach a writer about changing the length of their novel, they frequently attempt to prove that the word count is acceptable by throwing around famous novels.

A typical novel will normally be 60,000 to 100,000 words, with some of the larger thrillers and genre novels being much longer. Roughly how many pages would 50,000 words produce in a. And this all assumes you are printing it in a novel. Ok this may have been covered extensively before, but i have read all kinds of things about ideal lengths for novels and just wanted to clarify this in the context of a science fiction novel. Scott fitzgerald were alive today and wrote the great gatsby for nanowrimo, he would have fallen short of the minimum length it clocks in at 47, 094 words.

Today i found out ernest vincent wrights 1939 novel gadsby is over 50,000 words long, yet doesnt contain a single letter e anywhere other than the cover given that e is the most commonly used letter in english, you might think this would have been impossible, but wright stated this wasnt nearly as limiting as one might think. Those of you who dont care about traditional publishing can leave the room now. Here is a partial list of wellknown novels that contain roughly 50,000 words, which in turn is roughly 175 pages, and are thus comparable to the average size of a nanowrimo winners novel see also list of published authors who write quickly for published authors who consistently write at the nanowrimo pace or faster the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy by douglas adams 46,333 words. The n word is a very well written, thoughtprovoking book about racism, love, and redemption. I often find myself editing clients manuscripts that are far too long and occasionally far too short.