How Long Should a Novel Be? (Word Count by Genre)

Word count seems like a simple question until you start looking into it, then it gets complicated fast.

In this video I break down exactly how long your novel should be, genre by genre—commercial fiction, literary fiction, fantasy, sci-fi, cozy mystery, YA, middle grade, and romance.

Plus how to use word count as a diagnostic tool to tell whether your story has the right scale and scope.

📌 CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
0:25 The Short Answer
0:50 Why Publishers Care About Length
1:25 Commercial Fiction & Thrillers
1:55 Literary Fiction
2:20 Fantasy & Science Fiction
2:50 Cozy Mystery, YA & Middle Grade
3:20 Romance
3:45 How to Use Word Count as a Tool
4:30 Advice for First-Time Novelists
5:00 Self-Publishing vs Traditional Routes

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