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I have a question... budding writer

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Richelle Mead:
Yeah, 80-100k is standard for this genre.  In MS Word, the average page is 250, and I think a printed book puts a bit more into one page.  SB was 400 pages in manuscript form, 368 in print.  I'm sure there's a mathematical formula there to deduce the number of words per printed page...but, well, I'm an English major.

RMatthewWare:
What I've heard is for a first time writer, you can push the word count up to 120,000 if its Sci-fi or fantasy.  Otherwise, 80-100k is about right.  For my newest novel, I'm aiming more for around 80,000, but then I'm shooting for a YA market.

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