tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748832844228334272.post2643099415452658635..comments2024-02-16T01:19:34.964-05:00Comments on The Walk of Words: Word Lengths of famous booksRebekkah Nileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06684711663696588263noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748832844228334272.post-2813924884900925712013-12-18T13:47:58.110-05:002013-12-18T13:47:58.110-05:00That's been my understanding, too. I think mos...That's been my understanding, too. I think most of the books in these lists were considered classics, so maybe that had an influence? And some were even novellas, which skewed the statistics a bit. From what I understand, 70-90K is standard for sci-fi in today's market. My manuscript's first word count, as a contemporary fantasy, was about 60K! It works much better over 80, though...Rebekkah Nileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06684711663696588263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4748832844228334272.post-60223316686946745992013-12-18T13:32:20.254-05:002013-12-18T13:32:20.254-05:00I've always understood 60k or 70k to be the lo...I've always understood 60k or 70k to be the lower threshold for a full length adult novel, so the overall average surprised me, but I wonder what kinds of books are included in the statistics? It would make a difference, for example, if they included children's books.<br /><br />I think there are different expectations for different genres, too. What is lengthy for one might seem lightweight for another. My current sci-fi WIP's first draft is around 75k, and it feels light. I expect to add to it to flesh out some sketchy areas of description and character development.<br /><br />Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.com