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Novel: words and signs

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TRUNCKS Posted messages 1066 Status Member -  
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Hello there,

I have done quite a bit of research online and I've come across a lot of different information, so I'm a bit lost.

In the context of publishing a novel, I know that the number of pages varies depending on the publisher, but I would like to know roughly what the minimum word count is for a novel.

I get confused between characters, words, with or without spaces, and so I'm not quite sure anymore.

Thank you!

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    Aprilette Posted messages 181 Status Member 104
     
    Hi,

    Approximately:
    10,000 to 70,000 characters (including spaces): short stories
    70,000 to 220,000 characters: novellas
    220,000 and above: novels

    But it also depends on the construction of the story; you can very well have a story around 200,000 characters and that can be a novel, just as a text of 100,000 characters can be a short story...

    Maybe start by writing; you can worry about its classification later.
    I hope this helps you =)
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  2. TRUNCKS Posted messages 1066 Status Member 8
     
    Thank you very much!

    So if I understand correctly, a sign is a character and not a word?

    Actually, I've already started, I'm at about 35,000 words, and I'm getting a bit lost.
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    1. Aprilette Posted messages 181 Status Member 104
       
      Yes, signs are characters. We can also count in words, but I find that much less precise.

      Best of luck then ;)
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  3. TRUNCKS Posted messages 1066 Status Member 8
     
    Thank you very much for all these answers.
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    1. Aprilette Posted messages 181 Status Member 104
       
      You're welcome, and feel free to ask if you have any more ;)
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