Did you ever have a nightmare about a scary movie that made it a hundred million times worse?
I've lurked through a few threads and swear I once saw this somewhere, but do any of you know where I can find (or what is) the appropriate length for MG novels? I'm working on one right now and am thinking it'll end about 35,000-40,000 words and am not sure if that would be too short or since its MG if it would be just right.
Agree. (+1)35,000 to 40,000 sounds good for MG, althout it depends on the genre. Fantasy can go longer, and funny contemporary tends to run shorter.
After flipping through a few books I have (Some Roald Dahl, Babysitter's Club and Nancy Drew) it seems they do a good job of adding pictures every few pages. My guess is they budget size space for that, of course I'm new to the MG world so I could be wrong.
Flipping through these sure brings back some good memories. As a kid its so magical to find a book/series you love. For many kids books are the first possessions they get that they really hang onto for life. They're so much more important than a toy.
*feels all nostalgic*
My MG paranormal mystery is four pages long.
Well... The outline is. From the look of it the full MS should fit the ideal word length.
A four-page outline is a great start! It's four pages more than you had before, right?
Nope, short is good for MG. Though I have heard a few agents say less than 30K is too short for MG these days... but I don't think there's a consensus on that.