The Great Word Count Freakout (And Why You Can Relax)

By Janice Hardy

Figure out your word count without losing your mind.

You’ve finally finished the novel you’ve been working on foroh-so-long. You poured your heart into it, metaphorically bed on the pages, andfinally typed “The End” before doing a little happy dance. Then you checkedyour word count—and panic set in.

Is it too long? Too short? Will agents laugh? Will readersriot? Should you cut 30,000 words? Add 20,000? Toss the whole thing into a fireand start over?

Take a deep breath. It’s all going to be okay.

Stressing out over your word count happens to pretty muchevery at some point.Continue ReadingWritten by Janice Hardy. Fiction-University.com