Friday, August 15, 2014

How Long Should a Book Be?

Is my book too long or too short?

Following is are the standard book lengths for different books

Short Stories: 1000 - 8000 words

Novella: 10,000 - 30,000 words

Commercial Fiction: 95,000 - 120,000 words

Romance: 55,000 - 85,000 words

Children Books:
     Picture Books: 750 - 1000 words
     Chapter Books: 10,000 words
     Middle grade: 35,000 - 45,000 words
     Young adult: 70,000 -90,000 words



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