There were only a handful of historical fiction novels under 60,000 words, and the top 10 books in this genre averaged over 110,000 words. It’s a safe bet that you should have a solid word count if you write historical fiction. How many words are in a horror novel? The average best...
But how many words actually make a novel? And how crucial is it to stick to word count rules? Well, if you're hoping to publish and sell your book, those rules matter quite a bit. In this post, we’ll be diving into the average novel lengths by genre and why they matter. How ...
If you have no idea how many pages or words you typically produce per session, you may have to experiment before you finalize those figures. Say you want to finish a 400-page manuscript by this time next year. Divide 400 by 50 weeks (accounting for two off-weeks), and you get eight ...
In truth, there are many reasons you might opt to self-publish, so the issue becomes whom you can trust as a supplier for all the services you’ll be paying for. That’s where you need to do your homework. Talk to others who have self-published to see whether they felt ripped off,...
So, I’m growing my social media following and reaching out for major podcast interviews. It will probably delay the process a year, but it will result in many, many more book sales. That being said, I wouldn’t attempt traditional publishing if I was a beginner. ...
Understand the niche genre:Fantasy is a broad genre with many sub-genres—epic, urban, dark, to name a few. Zero in on the niche that interests you most. It will give you a sense of direction. Read those books:Don't just stick to the classics. Dive into your specific sub-genre. By...
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Many books at once I have learned to always jot down new ideas. For me they’re rarely ideas, per se, more often they’re a fragment or beginning. That way I always have a novel to turn to when I’m stuck on the one I’m supposed to be writing. The first words I wrote of Li...
If I get to the third chapter of a book and still don’t care about it, I’ll probably put it in the donation pile. The characters have to want something badly enough to go out there and try to get it. They must have purpose, an objective if you will. The characters’ purpose gi...