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I know the accepted YA novel length is 40-60k, but is it also acceptable to write 70-90k YA stories?
It is? Score!I know the accepted YA novel length is 40-60k...
I see Thanks!My first novel was abt 70K when I sent it to agents. It was the same length when it went on sub to editors. It grew to 76K in revisions & went to print at that length. The second one is the same length.
Fantasy manuscripts tend to have a slightly higher count (as evinced in some of the authors listed as examples). Contemp/real-world YA skews closer to the lower word count.
Good luck.
M.
Mmhm! I can't ever write that short--my story always spins outta control hehe.It is? Score!
JK Rowling.
Stephenie Meyer.
Matthew Skelton.
Christopher Paolini.
Okay, lock thread.
Hmm, yes, sure, but if, for instance, you look at Ginger Clark's Q&A section, you'll see that she says no more than 60k. So I'm asking if anyone here has had success with more than 60k in submissions.
I am well aware of the fact that there are really long YAs published.
BTW, welcome Melissa!!!
In the end it's about the story.
Thanks, but I joined back in fall 06. I just don't join in conversations very much; I mostly just stop by & read from time to time. (That's why I recognized you when you joined the blueboard recently.)
Recently, the YAYA group lured me out of my lurking a bit b/c they were so much fun in conversation