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I am writing my first novel, which has gathered about 150000 words. I guess it will be around 170-180k words when it is finished. Assuming that it will loose 20% after the first draft, it will have...
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System
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2019-12-08T05:14:23Z (almost 5 years ago)
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Alex
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2019-12-08T05:14:23Z (almost 5 years ago)
I am writing my first novel, which has gathered about 150000 words. I guess it will be around 170-180k words when it is finished. Assuming that it will loose 20% after the first draft, it will have around 150k words when it is finished. Is this too long for a first novel? It depends on the quality of the writing, on the story and on a thousand other factors, but I am worried that publishers will think the book is too long for the market, especially if there is no known name on the cover. Edit: The genre of the novel is soft science-fiction.
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System
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2016-04-30T16:51:31Z (over 8 years ago)
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