I haven't had any luck getting a response in the Humor section, so I thought I'd try my luck here.
I'm looking for typical word counts on humor books. Not funny novels, but straight up humor books. Essays, satire, faux-manuals, etc.
I know there are likely no strict guidelines, but I wonder what the range might be that would cause a humor book to be immediately dismissed by the agent - no matter how hilarious the premise and no matter how well-written the work. 20,000? 200,000?
What do you think?
Also, does anyone know of a website where you can find word counts to published books? I thought I saw something like it a long time ago, but my best google tricks aren't yielding any good results.
Thanks for your time!
I'm looking for typical word counts on humor books. Not funny novels, but straight up humor books. Essays, satire, faux-manuals, etc.
I know there are likely no strict guidelines, but I wonder what the range might be that would cause a humor book to be immediately dismissed by the agent - no matter how hilarious the premise and no matter how well-written the work. 20,000? 200,000?
What do you think?
Also, does anyone know of a website where you can find word counts to published books? I thought I saw something like it a long time ago, but my best google tricks aren't yielding any good results.
Thanks for your time!