On Oct 5, 2011, at 2:14 PM, Nat Russo wrote: > As I search online for information, I'm hearing different numbers when it > comes to a target word count or page count for new fantasy authors. So far > I've heard everything from 80k words, to 120k words (which worries me, > because I'm pushing 112k already, and have only completed about 80% of the > prose. True, I will still need to go back and revise, but I'm beginning to > wonder if I'm going to overshoot a recommended word count and have my > manuscript tossed out before it's even read. > > Can you offer any advice, Ray?
Ya. Just write the damn thing. It's as long as it's long. Did you notice the size of Magician? Best, R.E.F. ---- www.crydee.com Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by stupidity.
