tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post1238288811359545698..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Children's Book Types and Suggested Word CountsStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-85749906465306575272016-02-10T12:46:08.350-06:002016-02-10T12:46:08.350-06:00Sorry about the poor grammar. Sorry about the poor grammar. Corgi Writernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-91620381193620536882016-02-10T12:08:28.099-06:002016-02-10T12:08:28.099-06:00I'm writing MG. is it ok if it's a bit lon...I'm writing MG. is it ok if it's a bit longer than 45000Corgi Writernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-34320720379160662014-12-07T12:47:13.743-06:002014-12-07T12:47:13.743-06:00I usually write MG or YA. But, I decided that I sh...I usually write MG or YA. But, I decided that I should expand my writing, so I'm going to try to work on a chapter book. :) A very helpful post! Thanks! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-32777203803329646322014-04-14T16:40:49.474-05:002014-04-14T16:40:49.474-05:00Great post!
I think I stand somewhere between YA ...Great post! <br />I think I stand somewhere between YA and MG. I don't write gore, I write more drama and what's going on with the characters lives and their problems. My stories usually range from 15k - 25k. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-70235919798239690942014-04-13T12:23:57.522-05:002014-04-13T12:23:57.522-05:00Recently all I write are YA novels, ones that appe...Recently all I write are YA novels, ones that appeal to my own age group and my peers love the ideas I come up with and continue to beg me to finish one. The funny thing is I have finished books in the past and only now have I realized that as I've grown up my books have gone from being picture books, to early reader books and so on. Some I've finished some I haven't. I didn't think an article on appropriate word count could reveal that to me, but I stand corrected.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11881323297366779812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-85764165043417848772014-04-11T09:46:38.597-05:002014-04-11T09:46:38.597-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.S. K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10139333096459178025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-86499760282079066182014-04-11T09:36:03.829-05:002014-04-11T09:36:03.829-05:00Email me, Jenneth, and we'll see what happened...Email me, Jenneth, and we'll see what happened :) Stephanie(at)StephanieMorrillBooks.comStephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-85732827037973946192014-04-10T20:26:16.773-05:002014-04-10T20:26:16.773-05:00Right now, I write all YA, some 12-16 and some 14 ...Right now, I write all YA, some 12-16 and some 14 and up, some contemporary, dystopian, fantasy... The list goes on and on. I'd love to branch out into picture books and middle grade someday, though. <br /><br /><br />Alexa Skrywer<br />alexaskrywer.blogspot.comAlexa Mintahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13865586987033390255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-8525800666170216762014-04-10T18:49:49.739-05:002014-04-10T18:49:49.739-05:00Great post! I like somewhere between Middle Grade ...Great post! I like somewhere between Middle Grade and YA.<br />Btw--about the 1,000 word contest, my name wasn't on the top 20, but I didn't get the feedback yet. I don't think I was over count to be disqualified, but I guess Word could have lied to me. Do you know what happened?Jenneth Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806251588834115742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-65210906930133452582014-04-10T11:34:26.849-05:002014-04-10T11:34:26.849-05:00I've been writing a YA Fantasy, so I was wonde...I've been writing a YA Fantasy, so I was wondering; how long is an average YA Fantasy? Is 90k too little or too much? A. G. Tuminohttp://www.marvelatnovels.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-75208527171684962172014-04-10T08:54:23.279-05:002014-04-10T08:54:23.279-05:0080k isn't too long for YA these days. Even tho...80k isn't too long for YA these days. Even though many books are shorter, just as many are longer. I think you're okay. But try not to let it go longer than 80k. Andrew Klavan's longest YA thriller, If We Survive, is 79,972 words long.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-13978188495770468192014-04-09T21:53:23.661-05:002014-04-09T21:53:23.661-05:00Would 80k be too long for a YA realistic, action n...Would 80k be too long for a YA realistic, action novel? That's my current goal and I feel like it might behard to squeeze my plot and character development into less. Rachel Keenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15680501404870799093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-15274639909566351112014-04-09T19:57:36.542-05:002014-04-09T19:57:36.542-05:00I don't know too much about writing, but I'...I don't know too much about writing, but I'd say that also depends on what kind of a writer you are. Stephanie said it somewhere that she wrote bare first drafts and then added a bunch of stuff. Some write long first drafts and then shorten them. So if you're the first, I'd say not to plan on writing 50k, because when you add more it's going to be way too long. But if you write long and then shorten you can do 50k and then edit it to less than 45. That's my opinion anyway...Sofia Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03703884443937255154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-75239374590709537112014-04-09T18:06:20.774-05:002014-04-09T18:06:20.774-05:00The first book is that short. Some of the later bo...The first book is that short. Some of the later books are much longer.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-28018025861103003452014-04-09T16:09:08.672-05:002014-04-09T16:09:08.672-05:00Great info, thanks!!Great info, thanks!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-25825912186753482632014-04-09T15:53:11.332-05:002014-04-09T15:53:11.332-05:00Mine are mainly YA and dystopian, though, honestly...Mine are mainly YA and dystopian, though, honestly, I have a couple contemporary YA novels that I'm working on. =) Thanks so much for this post, Jill, it's awesomely amazing! =)<br /><br />TW Wright<br />ravensandwriting.blogspot.comTW Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213969076030457918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-6698674904660848142014-04-09T15:23:53.394-05:002014-04-09T15:23:53.394-05:00Thank you so very much! It was very helpful! :)
Thank you so very much! It was very helpful! :)<br />Patience Bledsoenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-36462897883873415322014-04-09T14:57:11.232-05:002014-04-09T14:57:11.232-05:00Thanks! Like almost everyone else here, I've w...Thanks! Like almost everyone else here, I've wondered about wordcounts...it's easy to see "Oh, these beginning chapter books around usually under 100 pages" but the wordcounts can still vary when compared to pages. So it was nice to have some examples here. <br /><br />On a completely non-important side note, the Magic Treehouse books are really around 5,000 words long?! That's only...like...15 pages in manuscript format! :OAmanda Fischernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-6489516666977918472014-04-09T14:55:50.724-05:002014-04-09T14:55:50.724-05:00For adult books, check this link: http://www.write...For adult books, check this link: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/word-count-for-novels-and-childrens-books-the-definitive-postJill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-54226566472047896852014-04-09T14:55:21.080-05:002014-04-09T14:55:21.080-05:00That's fine! I'm not in a rush.That's fine! I'm not in a rush.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-46219096788243155162014-04-09T14:52:57.133-05:002014-04-09T14:52:57.133-05:00Okay, I asked James Scott Bell for help, since he ...Okay, I asked James Scott Bell for help, since he used to be a lawyer, but he's at a conference right now. So I might postpone my post on this topic until I hear back from him since I'm not sure on a couple of things. So it won't be this Friday, but it will be soon.<br />Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-71323820792984297912014-04-09T14:31:18.238-05:002014-04-09T14:31:18.238-05:00This is very helpful. I can never remember how lon...This is very helpful. I can never remember how long books should be because I never read inside my age group. I was reading Nancy Drew books in 1rst and 2nd grade. By the time I was in 3rd grade, I was reading Lynn Austen and Bodie Theone adult books. Sometimes, I don't understand my child self...Alyson Schrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10985230257033740736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-23082617898157561442014-04-09T13:57:30.181-05:002014-04-09T13:57:30.181-05:00How very interesting, thank you! Mine is historic...How very interesting, thank you! Mine is historical fiction, young adult, I believe. Is 100K too long? And what about the ages for adult books?<br /><br />Patience Bledsoenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-38725252321128192742014-04-09T12:57:57.235-05:002014-04-09T12:57:57.235-05:00Mine falls into Young Adult, fantasy. I think in t...Mine falls into Young Adult, fantasy. I think in the future I would love to write some children's books though. Bethany Baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160544671105522363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-39451780165293206602014-04-09T11:56:41.446-05:002014-04-09T11:56:41.446-05:00Then I'd keep writing and see how it turns out...Then I'd keep writing and see how it turns out, all the while keeping a close eye on the word count. Once you're done you'll have a better idea of whether or not you can cut the words down some.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.com