Tolkien revised to be in line with the rest the fellowship of the ring. Words counts of bestselling novels writing, writing a book, words. With that in mind, ive tried to put together the definitive post on word count for fiction novels, young adult, middle grade, childrens books and even memoir. Middle grade is from 20,000 55,000, depending on the subject matter and age range, and the word count of these books has been trending up in recent years. It is a book about an immortal vampire, edward cullen, and a 17 year old girl named bella. Book of mormon word count hi guys, ive never posted here but im working on a proposal for an article and it deals with word count of the book of mormon. You are welcome to share 65 bestselling word counts with other writers.
The reason for this is that when i refer to wordcount im referring to a single, distinct idea. Our word count tool site offers useful tools for your creative writing. With 160 million copies of the twilight saga sold worldwide, this addictive love story between a teenage girl and a vampire redefined romance for a generation. When writing a longer book that is aimed at 12yearolds and could maybe be considered tween, using the term upper middle grade is. Reading length is a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to and affiliated sites. If yours is too short, restructure it and add more tightly written stuff. Anyone know the approximate word count of twilight, and the rest of the saga or the uglies series books or the house of night series books or the vampire academy series books etc etc. Of course, when youre writing the first draft of your story, you want to just get your words out on paper. It is the first book in the twilight series, and introduces seventeenyearold isabella bella swan, who moves from phoenix, arizona to forks, washington. Word count for famous novels organized by hawthorn mineart, under books, writing. Traditional publishers have broken their own rules more times than not. Unfortunately they dont have all books, but they do have the most popular ones. Feb 09, 2015 word counts of popular ya books as i started drafting my new wip a ya scifi thriller i began wondering what word count i should aim for. And third, i was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.
Jun 16, 2017 yet the truth is there is a great flexibility regarding word count. However, i understand that the length of twilight is unusually long for a debut novel. Reading length provides a calculation for the word count of this book, find out how long it will take you to read. There are other series i would have liked to include but i was limited by available data. Word count for the book breaking dawn word counters. Never pad your manuscript just to meet a wordcount guideline. If youve read our related article on how many words are in a novel youll recall that the typical word count for a novel according to is 80,000 to 109,000 words. Best known for her twilight series, stephenie meyers fourbook collection has sold over 100 million copies globally in over 50 countries, with translations in 37 different languages.
I suspect youre a student of life too, so perhaps you should choose the same. Once an essay is complete then the word count can be computed by most word processing document. Yet the truth is there is a great flexibility regarding word count. It was the first dragonlance novel, and first in the chronicles trilogy, which, along with the dragonlance legends trilogy, are generally regarded as the core novels of the dragonlance world. Reading length provides a calculation for the word count of. Word counts from the nyt best sellers list writers rumpus. Never pad your manuscript just to meet a word count guideline. And finally, the word counts between books of the same series dont follow any observable pattern. Twilight 118,975 words new moon 2,758 words eclipse 148,971 words breaking dawn 186,542 words. Having read all of the main books of the twilight saga the only one i havent read is the bree tanner story i truly dont understand why so many people hate the series as much as they do, i am a 26 year old straight man, i do have a fairly broad range of interests when it comes to my entertainment needs, but i rarely read many novels, i still.
Book series were chosen to match the original post and to include some other series that were mentioned in the comments. Apr 04, 2009 anyone know the approximate word count of twilight, and the rest of the saga or the uglies series books or the house of night series books or the vampire academy series books etc etc. Based on this list compiled by nicole humphrey cook. Twilight has 24 titled chapters, or 26 if you count the preface and epilogue, and about 4580 words per chapter. Jan 12, 2009 an essay that is written on exact or any topic should have a high word count. Oct 18, 2017 therefore, the word count of a novel is crucial if you want your book to be fit for publication. Everything you need to know about novel word counts nathan. For novels specifically in the young adult genre, the typical range is between 55,000 79,999 words. Stephen king word count 112263 274,672 bag of bones 203,3 black house 252,270 blockade billy 15,917 carrie 60,718 cell 121,931 christine 193,602 cujo 121,150 cycle of the werewolf 15,955 desperation. You can find the word counter tool, character counter tool, scrabble word finder, pomodoro timer, and mind map tool. Many, yes, but there are exceptions due to the layout and font size of a particular book. Word counts of famous book series harry potter by jk rowling. Nicholas sparks word count popular novel word count.
Like a general fiction novel, a good target word count for a memoir is 80,000 words. I ask because i actually have the end in sight for one of my books and im. But the word count of a chapter matters if you want your story to flow right. The hunger games uses 3,700 word chapters, dividing each chapter into three parts. Apr 29, 20 the word counts of some popular ya novels we often go around thinking that fat, thick books with huge word counts are the best. See which new books our editors chose as this months favorites for kids of all ages. This can usually add a plus 510k compared to microsoft word wordcount. The astonishing, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the twilight saga, breaking dawn illuminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions. The word count range for each age level is only a guideline. The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. Nov 25, 2011 all words and no play makes kaleb a crazy boy.
For example, atonement has a word count of 123,378 and my utility comes up with 110,765 words. Your guide to book word counts fiction and nonfiction. I wont mention the harry potter or inheritance series, because harry potter breaks the rules as its so popular and hence word count doesnt matter, and. For a summary per per book see the way of kingsstatistical analysis. Best known for her twilight series, stephenie meyers four book collection has sold over 100 million copies globally in over 50 countries, with translations in 37 different languages. Therefore, the word count of a novel is crucial if you want your book to be fit for publication. Famous book series and novel word counts number of words. For those who like to keep track of their reading word count or those who want to encourage their kids to read more the harry potter books series is an. This might be because twilight had four books, rather than three, but in any case, its interesting to notice the relatively low word counts in lord.
Twilight stylized as twilight is a 2005 young adult vampireromance novel by author stephenie meyer. The longest is the order of the phoenix with a word count of 257,000 words. If you are an author of a book or know of a book s accurate wordcount, contact me. First, well look at the number of words for each book in the series. Splitting the word into two diffuses this unified notion. Most young adult novels fall between 55,000 and 70,000 words. Twilight the twilight saga, book 1 word count and more. Search for word count totals in books word counters. Martins a song of ice and fire series, is the lengthiest of the five currently released books, with a word count of almost 415. Sep 17, 2019 our word count tool site offers useful tools for your creative writing. Nicholas sparks word count the notebook 38,520 message in a bottle 92,760 a walk to remember 49,311 the rescue 100,916 a bend in the road 93,766.
Series word counts the twilight saga by stephanie meyer 4 books grand total word count. Or anything else thats in the young adult fantasy series genre. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone is about 77,500 words total. Few elements of the bookwriting process inspire such handwringing and teethgnashing as trying to constrain your novel within certain seemingly arbitrary bounds. And remember, keeping to word counts is important, but what makes or breaks your chances with a publisher is the quality of your manuscript.
What isnt often considered is the sheer number of words a person who reads the entire series consumes. Words counts of bestselling novels better novel project. Since just comparing the number of unique words in a book does not take its length into account i decided to calculate the percentage of unique words of the whole text. The stormlight archivestatistical analysis the coppermind. Breaking dawn the twilight saga, book 4 the twilight. Library of congress cataloginginpublication data meyer, stephanie, 1973 twilight. The first book, harry potter and the sorcerers stone.
Ive tried to find someone besides joseph smith who has produced a book of 273,725 words while in their midtwenties. Word count for novels and books is something i dont think about too often until i travel to a writers conference, and then someone asks a simple, innocent question. Word counts of popular ya books as i started drafting my new wip a ya scifi thriller i began wondering what word count i should aim for. But the thing is, that thick book that you see in a bookstore may actually contain fewer words than you think. Just when the frayed strands of bellas life first discovered in twilight, then scattered and. When it comes to writing novels it is the word count that matters, not the page count. At an average reading rate of 125 words per minute, thats about 145 hours of reading. Hi guys, ive never posted here but im working on a proposal for an article and it deals with word count of the book of mormon. Writing towards a word count might not work for everybody, but having a rough goal in mind certainly helps me when im sketching out chapters and undertaking my first draft. Jun 17, 2009 when it comes to writing novels it is the word count that matters, not the page count. When combined, the total harry potter word count is over a million words. Stephen king word count 112263 274,672 bag of bones 203,3 black house 252,270 blockade billy 15,917 carrie 60,718 cell 121,931 christine 193,602 cujo 121,150 cycle of the werewolf 15,955 desperation 195,011 doctor sleep.
Anyone know the approximate word count of yahoo answers. Aug 25, 2011 the reason for this is that when i refer to wordcount im referring to a single, distinct idea. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. It seems singular, but i wondered if anyone else had identified. In the first book of the twilight saga, internationally bestselling author stephenie meyer introduces bella swan and edward cullen, a pair of starcrossed lovers whose forbidden relationship ripens against the backdrop of smalltown suspicion and a mysterious coven of vampires. Ar bookfinder is a bit touchy on what it includes data for. Jun 26, 2018 while there are no hard and fast rules about word count for childrens books or any genre, it is helpful to know what is generally expected. This will help determine what kind of length readers expect in popular novels, and also will give me a word count goal for writing the scenes and assignments. She is endangered after falling in love with edward cullen, a vampire.
So, does anyone know how long the twilight books are and the host. Word count estimates are not guaranteed to be accurate. The harry potter books are popular, and once someone reads the first book in the series, they often end up reading the entire series. Word count for famous novels, in ascending order by number of words.
Sep 06, 2006 twilight is a romance book by stephanie meyer. The twilight series, with a whopping total of 587,246 words, has captured a lot of hearts all over the world. How many words are there in the harry potter book series. For average word counts based on genre, see this handy reference. Isabella swans move to forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in washington, could have been the. The hobbit has more unique words and a higher unique word density than both the silmarillion and each volume in the lord of the rings. Sharp objects has a word count of 80,565 and my utility calculates it at 80,7. I have found the website dogobooks to be the most useful place to check the word count of popular books for kids. This might be because twilight had four books, rather than three, but in any case, its interesting to notice the relatively low word counts in lord of the rings compared to modern ya novels. From this point, search for your book, click on the title within the list of results, and on the following page youll find the book s word count. Word count for famous novels organized commonplace book. As bella gets to know edward, she is slowly swept into a world of danger. Young adult fantasy tends to range between 60k and 80k, but the twilight series and harry potter throw that word count range to the four winds. Discrepancies are often due to the fact that microsoft word consider its like one word, instead my data is measured considering it as it is, so two words.
The word count button in microsoft word is a button on the screen that can count the number of words, lines, sentences, paragraphs, etc. In the first book of the twilight saga, internationally bestselling author stephenie meyer introduces bella swan and edward cullen, a pair of starcrossed lovers. Second, there was part of him and i didnt know how potent that part might be that thirsted for my blood. This captivating first book of the series has 118,975 words. While there are no hard and fast rules about word count for childrens books or any genre, it is helpful to know what is generally expected.
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