tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321044171686350248.post2393045476871293173..comments2023-05-25T01:01:25.141-07:00Comments on Bibliographic Searcher: Fifth day of Nanowrimo, wordcount 3kishbatgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15143310557906978680noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321044171686350248.post-50514661882916140072007-11-13T10:06:00.000-08:002007-11-13T10:06:00.000-08:00lulu - maybe that should be my motto? Always more ...lulu - maybe that should be my motto? Always more answer than required?<BR/>-Barbarabatgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15143310557906978680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321044171686350248.post-87280435106058590782007-11-13T10:04:00.000-08:002007-11-13T10:04:00.000-08:00sha'el, that's a great cover. I love the tagline t...sha'el, that's a great cover. I love the tagline too - I would definitely pick up a book with that tagline. <BR/><BR/>By the way, I've been going through some old anthologies and annuals, looking for pixie pics for you. Not many, but I'll see if I can get Mark to fire up the scanner for them. <BR/><BR/>11/24? I don't think I need to be out of town that weekend, so I'll do my best - make allowance for my lack of acquaintance with online chat, though!<BR/>-Barbarabatgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15143310557906978680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321044171686350248.post-46639440547236208922007-11-12T21:07:00.000-08:002007-11-12T21:07:00.000-08:00i can't get anything right today. The chat is 11/2...i can't get anything right today. The chat is 11/25 if all goes as scheduled.Sha'el, Princess of Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049854555801812071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321044171686350248.post-80805327206048732122007-11-12T17:37:00.000-08:002007-11-12T17:37:00.000-08:00Ummm...thanks for all the information I could poss...Ummm...thanks for all the information I could possibly need re: word count neepery!<BR/><BR/>LPhilippe de St-Denishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648551343697295150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321044171686350248.post-17512734429080856322007-11-12T13:49:00.000-08:002007-11-12T13:49:00.000-08:00OOPS! Wrong link to the finished cover. Here is th...OOPS! Wrong link to the finished cover. Here is the finished cover:<BR/><BR/>http://www.drolleriepress.com/cover2CLR.jpgSha'el, Princess of Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049854555801812071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321044171686350248.post-62254742863765315862007-11-12T13:46:00.000-08:002007-11-12T13:46:00.000-08:00Barbara,Pixie Warrior cover art is at http://www.d...Barbara,<BR/><BR/>Pixie Warrior cover art is at http://www.drolleriepress.com/cover2BLR.jpg<BR/><BR/>There will be a New Author chat on 11/24 at 4pm eastern. The chat is available through the drolleriepress.com site. click on the Interact link. The chat link becomes active just before the chat. The time and date are tentative. Updates will be on the site. I really want you there. PLEASE<BR/><BR/>Have I thanked you recently for being the best Beta reader in the world?<BR/><BR/>RachaelSha'el, Princess of Pixieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049854555801812071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321044171686350248.post-39142826629899432322007-11-12T07:27:00.000-08:002007-11-12T07:27:00.000-08:00Oooh, wordcount neepery! To over-answer your quest...Oooh, wordcount neepery! To over-answer your question, here's my cheat-sheet:<BR/><BR/>microfiction - <100 words<BR/>flash fic - 99 words to 1k<BR/>short-short - 1k to 2k<BR/>short - 2k to 7.5k<BR/>novelet - 7.5 to 20k<BR/>novella - 20k to 50k<BR/>novel - 50k to 150k<BR/>epic - 110k +<BR/><BR/>picturebook (3-6 yrs) about 1k<BR/>early chapter (5-8 yrs) about 5k<BR/>middle grade (8-12 yrs) about 25k<BR/>young adult (12+ yrs) 30k to 70k<BR/><BR/>3-Day Novels - about 20 to 25k (100 p.)<BR/>NaNoWriMo - minimum of 50k<BR/><BR/>Footnotes: 50k would be a short novel, and lit fashions have changed. Remember all those skinny little paperbacks that you don't see anymore? <BR/>Genre makes a difference. Fantasy novels are longer, usually, than mysteries. Historicals and sprawling family epics are longer than romances or litfic. You can blame that on the worldbuilding required.<BR/><BR/>-Barbarabatgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15143310557906978680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2321044171686350248.post-68148374737297722232007-11-11T12:05:00.000-08:002007-11-11T12:05:00.000-08:00Hey, what did you say the word count was for the a...Hey, what did you say the word count was for the average novel? Was it 70,00 words? I can't remember and my brain is a seive.Philippe de St-Denishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648551343697295150noreply@blogger.com