Hi all,
Way back in October 2008 I hit a wall with my 1st novel, I had 5 characters and a story line that was surpassing the 50 A4 page mark and I'd only just introduced each one. I decided at that point to remove 2 of my characters & split the novel into 2 stories.
I have since hit another snag, after finishing my novel I have found that its 212,000 words.
I've been trawling through the archives of this topic and found some information that is a few years old and wanted to know if any of this info has changed ...
1) is the ideal word length for a first time author still between 80k-120k?
2) do agents/publishers still work on the 250p/pg theory?
I already know that I have some serious editing to do being over 800 pages on the 250 rule. But any help on these questions would be gratefully appreciated
Ta x
Way back in October 2008 I hit a wall with my 1st novel, I had 5 characters and a story line that was surpassing the 50 A4 page mark and I'd only just introduced each one. I decided at that point to remove 2 of my characters & split the novel into 2 stories.
I have since hit another snag, after finishing my novel I have found that its 212,000 words.
I've been trawling through the archives of this topic and found some information that is a few years old and wanted to know if any of this info has changed ...
1) is the ideal word length for a first time author still between 80k-120k?
2) do agents/publishers still work on the 250p/pg theory?
I already know that I have some serious editing to do being over 800 pages on the 250 rule. But any help on these questions would be gratefully appreciated
Ta x
