Mar 17 2008
Current Word Count for Mija
I haven’t posted about my progress with Mija in a while. So far I have written 20,813 words. Based on the genre, I estimate that the book length will be 55,000 words. This means my book is almost halfway done.
Diane asked how long her book should be. Below is a list that everyone can use as a guide.
Adult fiction: 50,000+ words
Novella: 20,00-40,000 words
Young Adult: 20,000 – 40,000 words
Science Fiction novels: 60,000-70,000 words. Though some say that publishers are now interested in science fiction novels that are 90,000+ words.
You’re rockin’ and rollin’! Congrats on the progress. I’ll be getting info about my “fantastic” progress from last Friday posted later tonight.
NO WAY! That’s all?? Oh my. What was I thinking all these years? I’m past 20,000 and I’m not nearly done…I’m…speechless.
Diane,
The word count depends on your genre. For example, I estimated that my book will run about 55,000 words because that is the word count of literay works I’m fond of. When I completed my outline, I was almost certain that the word count would be 55,000. Then as I started writing, it was obvious.
Books with that word count are harder to sell. But again, because of the genre, a publisher may give me a pass.
In your case, your word count will be higher - probably 90,000 words.