| Re: Howdy... and help!
As I said, it depends on the formatting and the size of the print. It could be anywhere from 300 to almost 500 words per page (but the high end is far less common), so that makes it hard to estimate the length of the average fantasy novel going just by the page count. And even if we could come up with a reliable average by taking a sampling of genre books in stores right at this moment ... at best that would tell us what publishers were buying 18-24 months ago.
If you want to know what length publishers are likely to accept from first-time novelists now, it would be best to ask someone like John Jarrold -- when he gets back -- since he is the one making deals with publishers, and knows what they are currently buying. |