So, how do you know the best length for your book? This article will explain what an average book length is and how you can calculate the right word count to aim for in your own manuscript. How Long Is a Novel? Let’s start by looking at the average length of a novel. The answer...
The average novel word count by genre is almost impossible to define. As with Hi-lo novels, I won’t try to identify the average word length of a novel for the infographic below. Romance novel word count and fantasy novel word count are exceptions that I address below. Your novel length ...
You might think a novel can be any length you like: as long as it needs to be to tell the story. But size matters. Any author who has had their editor ask them to cut 20,000 words will tell you that there are rules and conventions around acceptable length. These depend on the type...