Word Count for Mystery & Thrillers Sharp Objectsby Gillian Flynn80,565 The Surgeonby Tess Gerritsen98,039 The Girl on the Trainby Paula Hawkins101,704 View all genres and ranges Word Count for Debut Novels Fight ClubChuck Palahniuk49,962 ...
000 words will tell you that there are rules and conventions around acceptable length. These depend on the type of novel, its genre – and even whether or not it’s your first novel.
The presence of the remarkable side characters, Mara and Logan, injected a sense of depth and passion into the Night's Illusion. This romance novel offers moments of enjoyment and escapism for other fans of vampire romance books. Read More ...
However, this approach does not allow us to compare sections of a text with other sections of comparable length, for example, a chapter of a novel vs. a short story of similar length. To do this, not just for narratives but for any type of text, we have to use cumulative word-time,...
numbers behind the masterpiece. Whether it’s a 500-word essay or a 40,000-word novel, every single word counts. Every word serves a purpose to the story and was placed there by the author for a reason. So to all the writers out there, make your words count…pun intended, of ...
Novel Word Count for Obsidian This plugin displays statistics of your choice next to every file, folder, and vault in the File Explorer pane. It updates in real time as you write. Settings Data to show.You can choose up to three data types to display side by side. Choose from the follo...
The Word Count of a Novel. So does your story match the typical word count of a book? The rules are not hard and fast and different sources have slightly different guidelines. But, they generally converge. For instance, theScience Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Americadefines the following ca...
In one case, a fantasy book was in the top 25 best sellers with approximately 42,000 words (less than half of the average length for this category). Word count matters, but rules can still be broken! To answer the commonly asked question: Are 70,000 words enough for a novel? 70,000...
Earlier this week, I found myself in a discussion about the lengths of various novels. It was spurred by two similar conversations I've found myself in repeatedly, based on the recent Game of Thrones TV show and the release of the final Harry Potter film
The minute you are writing in a formal context though, word count becomes an important factor. From writing legal briefings, novels, or an essay, your wordcount is an element that can influence the outcome of your work, whether that be successful publication of your first novel, or an ...