{7.2.16} Passed By Muji And Couldnt Resist Buying These Pens And Im So Glad I Did Bc Theyre Amazing!!

{7.2.16} passed by muji and couldn’t resist buying these pens and i’m so glad i did bc they’re amazing!! but seriously we studyblr’s are free advertisements for muji and i think they should pay us…

++ the universe is so nice sometimes, i just quit my part-time job (it’s a very long story) and in the past two days my mom, dad, and grandma have all given me money just for heck’s sake :)

july 23, 2016 (8/100) ☁️ rewrote my theology notes to prepare for monday’s exam 📖

Marvel’s Black Panther confirms additional cast [x]

Lupita will play Nakia*

On Sep 13, 1944, a princess from India lay dead at Dachau concentration camp. She had been tortured by the Nazis, then shot in the head. Her name was Noor Inayat Khan. The Germans knew her only as Nora Baker, a British spy who had gone into occupied France using the code name Madeline. She carried her transmitter from safe house to safe house with the Gestapo trailing her, providing communications for her Resistance unit.

LETS TALK: WORD COUNT

TO BEGIN:

I myself have had problems with word count. Today? I still do. It’s hard for me to not look every 3 seconds at the bottom of my screen where the total word count shows, but i’m trying. I’m getting better at it. But let’s stop talking about me, and continue on. 

WE CAN GO 2 WAYS ABOUT THIS

I can either tell you the market’s answer, OR I can tell you my own personal answer. You can say most writers agree with me actually. 

WHAT DOES THE MARKET/EDITORS/ETC TELL YOU ABOUT WORD COUNT?

Depending on which genre you go into, and what type of work you’re trying to make. According to wiki, these are the categories:

Novel:  40,000+ words

Epics: 100,000-110,000+ words 

Novella 17,500 to 40,000 words

Novelette 7,500 to 17,500 words

Short story under 7,500 words

There is way more, but these are just the ones you see very often. Also, some genres have a certain amount. Fantasy is usually 75k+ (no, it’s not that heavy) while Romance can start from 40k+. You could use these guidelines to help you structure your novel. Unfortunately, most agents/publisher’s stand by this (although it’s changing now since there are ebooks). If you wanted to publish your novel, you can go by these word counts. But there are exceptions. Always. So don’t be down if your story does not fully fit into the word count! There are ways to increase or decrease your novel’s word count, but make sure it’s important. Don’t add fluff when you know very well that nobody will read it. Don’t take out necessary stuff that further develops your plot. 

MY ADVICE?

Word count does not matter. Word count is only a guideline and that’s all it ever is. Not everyone can work within those guidelines, and I surely one. What matters is the quality of your work, NOT the quantity. If quantity was the main focus, then I wouldn’t be reading and writing. Yes, word count has a big impact on a story, but the story itself is what you're trying to show the readers. If your story is good and you believe in it, fuck the word count! When you first decided to write, did you write for the love of it, or are you writing to prove a point? You don’t need to prove that you can write an 80k novel! If you can’t increase your novel, and you want to keep it at 39,000 words, then so be it. If your novel is 131,000 words and you can’t decrease it, so be it. There are so many things to worry about other than the amount of words you put into your novel. 

STILL NEED MORE ADVICE?

There are more videos I looked up online to explain word count. From the publishing POV to my POV. Here you go!

Writing Tips: Word Count

Word Count!

Word Count & Book Length

Word Count? How Long Should My Book Be?

How Long Should My Novel Be?

If you still need help, you can always chat or message me! Or even reply to the thread. Thanks everyone!