tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post4201777528109505322..comments2024-03-28T12:21:40.925-04:00Comments on The Girdle of Melian: What I Am WritingDeniz Bevanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-2918014693021550922007-08-31T13:24:00.000-04:002007-08-31T13:24:00.000-04:00100,000 words is apparently standard for a novel. ...100,000 words is apparently standard for a novel. I aimed for 80,000 when I found out that the first Harry Potter book was that long - the book is so thin and weighs so little (yet packs so much!) that I thought it would be a more-achievable goal.<BR/>So far, at 35,000 words I have about 100 pages typed (double-spacing).Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-72716578419614076822007-08-31T12:20:00.000-04:002007-08-31T12:20:00.000-04:00Is your goal of 80,000 words intended for a story?...Is your goal of 80,000 words intended for a story? I too am writing a book (on snails, what else?). I figured about 200 pages would be enough. I don't know if there is a good way to estimate the final pages from the number of words. I counted the words/page on several typical books and came up with a number of about 320. So, I need to write 200x320=64000 words. Your 80,000 words, on the other hand, would be about 250 pages.AYDIN ÖRSTANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891160904748206385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3029491889310063596.post-35760950075677137452007-08-31T10:41:00.000-04:002007-08-31T10:41:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.AYDIN ÖRSTANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891160904748206385noreply@blogger.com