I always thought 75K was a pretty good wordcount for YA, but I did some research, and most people were talking about the 50,000--70,000 word YA novel. They said that it's especially important for first time writers to stay short, which I believe. But I'm surprised to hear YA's are so short.
My problem is that I just finished writing the first draft of a 95,000 word YA novel with SF elements. Before anyone jumps on me, I DO plan on whittling that down some. I was thinking maybe 85-80K would work. But now I'm wondering, is 80K low enough for a first-time author writing YA?
Another factor I've wondered about is the SF element to the story. I know longer wordcounts are acceptable with fantasy and SF, but I was wondering if that applies for YA, as well.
So basically I have a lot of thoughts, and I want someone else's opinion on them
My problem is that I just finished writing the first draft of a 95,000 word YA novel with SF elements. Before anyone jumps on me, I DO plan on whittling that down some. I was thinking maybe 85-80K would work. But now I'm wondering, is 80K low enough for a first-time author writing YA?
Another factor I've wondered about is the SF element to the story. I know longer wordcounts are acceptable with fantasy and SF, but I was wondering if that applies for YA, as well.
So basically I have a lot of thoughts, and I want someone else's opinion on them
