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: Should I save some plot for the sequel of my novel or make the first book (too) long but complete? I wrote a sci-fi novel. It's around 120k words long with a neat 'ending' that wraps up
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: Where might I find a "lines to pages" converter? I'm looking for a specifically lines to pages converter. A Google search didn't really help. What's a formula or resource I could use?
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: How can I add more fluff to my stories? Teenage writer here! I have a bunch of great ideas for stories and such but I never really know how to add more fluff or detail into them to make
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: Books in a trilogy are significantly different lengths. What to do? I’ve managed to write a fantasy book, Lord of the Rings-style. That is, a single story that would almost certainly be
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: When a story is longer than a book, is it best to wait until the entire story is done before completing the first book in the story? I have been working on a story for several years. The
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: Is it time to start closing up my novel? I realize this may be a duplicate question. I've seen, for reference [ How long can a first novel be? ] yet I think my situation is a little more
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: How do I make my book longer? I have a writing tendency where I get straight to the point, especially when I already have an amazing storyline. The ending goes especially quick. I need to
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: Is there a practical time limit on a children's book meant to be read out loud? I am posting a new question because the previous one was answered as "Is the child able to read a book this
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: A children's book that takes 25 minutes to read out loud - is it too long? I've written a 3rd grade level (8-9 years old) children's book that takes about 25 minutes to read out loud.
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: How to add depth to writing - turn a story into a book I've had a few 'great ideas' for books. I'm a big sci-fi fan, especially Michael Crichton. I'm not sure if that's relevant but there
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: Is "Publishable" 1st Book Word Count still 75,000-125,000? Question For those who have been published or are in the publishing industry: Can a new author get a longer work published these
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: Online list of novel lengths, in word-count I am looking for the most comprehensive list of novels arranged by size in terms of word-counts. For instance, how many words has Lord of the Flies,
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: I am losing significant word count in the second draft of my novel. How might I use that space to deepen the characters and story? I have a word count goal for my fantasy novel (climate
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: Is there a method to estimating the length of a work before writing it? I am writing my first novel, which I think likely will end up being several volumes. Although I have a lot of experience
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: Length of Children's Books I have just completed my first manuscript for a children's book. It is a long traditional bedtime story to be read over several days or weeks even! I don't really
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: Am I Breaking Too Many Rules? I've finally committed to writing my first novel. I've been listening to things like Writing Excuses which encourages first time writers to finish their works, but
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: How to add more details to a novel I have discovered that I am most definitely not a pantser, especially when writing longer pieces. The last couple of times I've tried to write a novel,
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: Should each book in the series be a similar length? A very short question. I'm writing a trilogy. Book 1 was 88,000 words, but book 2 is probably only going to be 75,000 words. That's over
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: How long should a good synposis be for a novel? I have always been poor at writing things without including excessive detail, but I managed to rewrite my synopsis with very little detail and
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: In a short story, how long is "too long"? I understand this can and probably will be shut down for many reasons, but how long is too long for a short story? I want to write a short story,
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: How long does a teen science fiction novel need to be? How long/how many pages does a teen science fiction novel need to be in order for a publishing agency to take it seriously?
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: What do I do with the length of my book and how to split it in two if needed I have almost completed a high fantasy novel that I have spent over 10 years designing the world and everything
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: Microsoft Book Pages I use Microsoft Word to write stories then I send it to a publisher. But, I want to know how many pages would the book version would be because I want to make long
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: Market for novellas and/or novelettes Does anybody know anything about the current market or demand for novellas or novelettes? I'm in the beginning stages of my writing career and it looks like,
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: Is it more optimal to make a longer story or leave it at three pages? I have short story that is three pages and a paragraph. It's based off a short story by one of my favorite authors
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: Fantasy - chapter length I'm currently writing a fantasy novel and its my first piece of work. My chapters currently range from 500 to 3350 words. Is this too much of a dramatic change? Should
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: How many pages long should a chapter book be? I have recently started writing a chapter book, which is "a story book intended for intermediate readers generally between 7-10 years old". The
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: Story length and the term used At what page number would a short story become a novella and at what point does a novella become a book manuscript? Is there a specific length that the story
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: How Many Poems Does a Chapbook Typically Contain? I'm sure it varies a bit (both in length and in number) but, on average, how many poems does a chapbook contain?
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: Why Use Excessively Short Chapters? Some of my favorite Frank Herbert books go 70 pages between chapters. All the James Patterson books go 2-3 pages between each chapter. I know non-fiction uses
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: Converting Word pages to book pages, for novels? The title says it all. How can I gauge how long my novel would be, if for example I've written 400 single-spaced pages of size 12 Times New
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: Adding Detail/"Filling" the story I've got a lot of story fragments that contain the major plot, but that are also very short because everything moves so fast. What I find a lot in Novels
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: Starting Out - Plot + Charaters by Documentaries I gues I could say I am decently good at writing, for someone who doesn't write much besides English 101/102 classes. I have a couple questions,
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: What to do with my odd-length work? I've just about finished up the first draft of a piece of work I've put a good deal of love into. It's genre fiction (paranormal/supernatural horror/urban
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: How many pages would my manuscript be in paperback? Say I have a 100 page manuscript in Courier, 11pt, double-spaced. How many paperback pages is this roughly equivalent to? Is there a better
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: How long should it take to write 100k words? 100,000 words makes a novel. For a perfectionist each line is poetry. How long should it take to write a novel? Not a bestseller. Just enough
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: How to go about breaking up a looooong YA story? A while ago, I played around with a short story idea in a genre I don't normally write (Young Adult fiction). The story took on a life
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: Is there a rule of thumb about the number of pages a work of fiction should have? To be considered a "real" book, is there a rule of thumb about the number of pages one should have? If
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