Following my reblog of Ritu’s question HERE, Author Amy Reade provided a link to the following article:
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Writers are not only concerned with what words to use, but also, how many.
In writing conferences, creative courses and in online forums, a beginning writer will invariably ask for a clear definition of what is acceptable in any particular genre.
This in itself can prove tricky because contrary to the belief in some quarters, word count is not a rule, it is only ever a guideline…
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To read the rest of the extremely informative post, click on the link or logo below:
http://www.litrejections.com/word-count/
Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog 
Reblogged this on Barbarian Writer and commented:
For word count suggestions, check out this informative post.
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The story is king, the details are slaves. Once I stopped worrying about WC, I suddenly had more on my hands then I knew what to do with.
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Thanks, Chris, for sharing this helpful information. 🙂 — Suzanne
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My books tend to be overly long, but my rule is – write whatever it takes to tell the story!
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It certainly works for you Lorinda, but as I understand it, these are only guidelines for word count 🐵
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Thanks again Chris!!!
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Reblogged this on Green Dragon's Cave, Author and Artist.
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Thanks for the reblog Christy 👍😃
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Thank you. Very interesting to see the estimates traditional publishers look for. Well worth us taking note even when self-publishing.
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Indeed
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This is really useful! Oddly, I was looking up approximate word lengths by genre recently – so this is nice and timely too! I wish I’d come across this earlier, thanks for sharing! 🙂
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My pleasure Emma 😃
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Reblogged this on Kim's Author Support Blog.
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Thanks Kim 👍🐵
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