If you plan to self-publish, you obviously don’t have to follow the guidelines. But you still might want to understand them. They might make you change your approach. For instance, you might want to transform one book into a trilogy. Or you might ask yourself whether you have enough in...
While Dame Sally’smotives[17]may have beenlazily[18]filling space with any old rubbish tomeet apublishingdeadline[19], as a writer you actuallydoneed to know how many pages – or,rather[20], words – to aim for. (We’ll look at page numbers later too.) But where do you begin? ...
A novel’s word count can make or break book deals.If you are an author seeking a traditional publishing route, you know that literary agents see copious amounts of manuscripts, and competition is fierce. Just one misstep can put you out of the running. Even a high-quality manuscript will...
Novella: 17,500–40,000 words Short story: 7,500 words or fewer You might also be familiar with terms likenoveletteandflash fiction. These are subcategories that refer to stories of specific lengths within these larger categories. A novelette is longer than a short story but shorter than a ...
When I wrote my first novel, I started to worry that I was off the mark regarding how many words I had to offer. I was scared that agents would reject my book simply because I had got the length wrong. How many words are there in an average novel, how many pages in a book, how...
Before launching your plan, it’s critical to make sure a few core pieces are in place. These will shape what’s possible (and effective) in every stage of your marketing. 1. Know Your Budget Even modest marketing efforts come with costs — whether it's for paid promos, ad testing, or...
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 ...
Case studies also demonstrate your ability to solve problems for your customers, positioning you as experts in your industry and building trust. The more case studies you have, the more established you’ll look. As in: “Wow, they have so many happy clients—they must be doing something righ...
Those are fighting words, Oy Vey Esme - I'd be cautious of throwing around words like 'immature' and 'undereducated' when sharing subjective opinion, however :) I think many readers and literary academics would be surprised to hear Faulkner's As I Lay Dying (with its 15 first-person narr...
Once I’d settled on that, I had another decision to make: What would the snow, wind, candles, trees, and everything else sound like? Then, while drafting part one, I accidentally wrote this magical speech as poetry. Okay, “accidentally” isn’t entirely accurate. But many of us can...