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2nd May 2012

How many words should be in a teen fiction book?

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I am writing a teen fiction book and I would like to know what the sort of limit or such is on the word count. I heard that the word count matters more than the chapter length. So please help me. Thank you!

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Answer by Lily
I’ve actually written a teen fiction book myself! (check out the link below). However, I’ve never heard that word could is more important that pages. Personally, I draw the limit at one page to twenty pages.

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1 On May 2nd, 2012, paige said:
YA novels generally run 40,000-75,000 words, but you’ll find books on either side of that. Write the story in the length it takes to tell it, and then check publishers’ guidelines.

posted on May 2nd, 2012 at 1:53 am